Brill Bruisers
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| Studio album by The New Pornographers | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, power pop | |||
| Label |
Last Gang (Canada) Matador (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | A.C. Newman, John Collins, & Howard Redekopp | |||
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| Singles from Brill Bruisers | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[3] |
| Drowned In Sound | 7/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[5] |
| Slant | [6] |
| Spin | 8/10[7] |
Brill Bruisers is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers. It was released on August 26, 2014[8] and debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200.
In describing the album, A.C. Newman called it "a celebration record... After periods of difficulty, I am at a place where nothing in my life is dragging me down and the music reflects that."[8]
The first single from the album is "Brill Bruisers", released on June 10, 2014. The second single, "War on the East Coast", was released on July 16, 2014.
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize[9] on June 16, 2015, and was shortlisted on July 16, 2015.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brill Bruisers" | Allan Carl Newman | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Champions of Red Wine" | Allan Carl Newman | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Fantasy Fools" | Allan Carl Newman | 3:26 |
| 4. | "War on the East Coast" | Daniel Bejar | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Backstairs" | Allan Carl Newman | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Marching Orders" | Allan Carl Newman | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Another Drug Deal of the Heart" | Allan Carl Newman | 1:28 |
| 8. | "Born with a Sound" | Daniel Bejar | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Wide Eyes" | Allan Carl Newman | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Dancehall Domine" | Allan Carl Newman | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Spidyr" | Daniel Bejar | 2:21 |
| 12. | "Hi-Rise" | Allan Carl Newman | 3:16 |
| 13. | "You Tell Me Where" | Allan Carl Newman | 4:05 |
Total length: |
43:01 | ||
The song "Spidyr" is a remake of Daniel Bejar's song "Spider" from Swan Lake's album Enemy Mine.
Amber Webber of Black Mountain and Lightning Dust shares vocals with Bejar on "Born with a Sound".
Vinyl edition
A special "paint spattered" limited-edition vinyl LP of the album was made available via pre-order. The LP includes a 3D-poster and 3D-glasses.[8]
Personnel
- Dan Bejar
- Kathryn Calder
- Neko Case
- John Collins
- Kurt Dahle
- Todd Fancey
- A.C. Newman
- Blaine Thurier
- Howard Redekopp - Engineer
References
- ↑ Brill Bruisers at Metacritic Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ↑ Deming, Mark. Brill Bruisers at AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Caffrey, Dan (August 21, 2014). "Album Review: The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (August 19, 2014). "The New Pornographers: Brill Bruisers". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Berman, Stuart (August 25, 2014). "The New Pornographers: Brill Bruisers". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Winograd, Jeremy (August 24, 2014). "The New Pornographers: Brill Bruisers". Slant. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Walters, Barry (2014-08-26). "Red Head Redemption: The New Pornographers Knock Out Power-Pop on 'Brill Bruisers'". Spin.
- 1 2 3 Gordon, Jeremy (2014-06-10). "The New Pornographers Announce New Album Brill Bruisers, Share Title Track, Tour". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ↑ "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here". Polaris Music Prize Blog, July 16, 2015.
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