Home > News & Reviews > AC Newman

A.C. Newman To Release New Album 'Shut Down The Streets' This Month - Watch Teaser Now
Thursday, 11 October 2012 Written by Elliott Batte
A.C. Newman To Release New Album 'Shut Down The Streets' This Month - Watch Teaser Now

A.C. Newman, aka frontman of Canadian indie-rockers The New Pornogaphers, has announced that his new solo album ‘Shut Down the Streets’ will hit shelves on October 22nd - and has unveiled a brand new teaser video inspired by the record which you can see below.

'Shut Down The Streets’ is the most powerful and personal solo work to date from the New Pornographers’ founder. While Carl Newman long ago staked a claim for being one of North America’s finest pop craftsmen, ‘Streets...’ represents a change in tone and a bigger change in subject matter.

A year of joy and sorrow in the Newman household has inspired an album of understated elegance and strength. Fantastic lyrical chops and musical invention aren’t new territory for Carl, but writing so directly about the most important events in his adult life – the death of his mother and the birth of his first child – certainly are.

Recorded in Woodstock, New York (and featuring longtime colleague Neko Case), ‘Streets...’ bears the influence of classic ‘70s folk and pop songwriters ranging from Gerry Rafferty to ‘Daylight Katy’-period Gordon Lightfoot. Summoning lush sonics with sweeping string & synth backgrounds that are miles away from his main band, The New Pornographers’ signature sound, ‘Shut Down The Streets’ is brutally honest, open and affecting in a way Newman has rarely been in the past.

With ‘Shut Down the Streets’, Carl Newman demonstrates his considerable songwriting skills, with gorgeously constructed pop songs imbued with wit and intelligence. With exquisite, sugary melodies and expertly melded boy-girl harmonies, the album showcases Newman as one of the most important and gifted songwriters of the new millennium.

Filmmaker James Blose has now created a short film inspired by the record, and it’s a must-see for fans. You can check it out below.

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

We don't run any advertising! Our editorial content is solely funded by lovely people like yourself using Stereoboard's listings when buying tickets for live events. To keep supporting us, next time you're looking for concert, festival, sport or theatre tickets, please search for "Stereoboard". It costs you nothing, you may find a better price than the usual outlets, and save yourself from waiting in an endless queue on Friday mornings as we list ALL available sellers!


Let Us Know Your Thoughts




Related News

No related news to show
 
< Prev   Next >