You couldn’t make this story up: Vancouver songwriting wizard Carl Newman tries to hit the big time with his Nineties band Zumpano, but their albums flop. It includes a bonus seven-inch single of “Letter,” which made Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Debut Singles. Mass Romantic is getting a deluxe reissue as part of Matador’s Revisionist History series, including a limited-edition vinyl LP out on Dec. 'Silence of the Lambs': The Complete Buffalo Bill Story (Most of the dates sold out immediately.) Old friends are back on board: Destroyer frontman Dan Bejar, who hasn’t played with the NPs in years, and alt-country virtuoso Neko Case. They’re doing two-night stands, playing two of their classic albums in full - Mass Romantic the first night, Twin Cinema the second. 29 at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York. The New Pornographers are celebrating their anniversary with a hotly awaited tour, which kicks off Nov. Yet somehow, they turned into one of the 21st century’s longest-running all-star bands. Everybody figured it was a one-off fluke. It blew up into a word-of-mouth sensation, with gems like “Letter From an Occupant” and “The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism.” Three lead singers, 12 warped tunes, a ragtag team of rock misfits. The beloved Canadian indie-pop savants made their debut 21 years ago with Mass Romantic, a low-budget classic full of eccentric guitar tunecraft and perverse wit. There’s no music story like the saga of the New Pornographers.
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