New Pornographers BRILL BRUISERS

New Pornographers BRILL BRUISERSSome bands aim for a grand, widescreen sound when they go into the studio, but the New Pornographers refuse to be satisfied with anything short of 3 D IMAX, with their songs accompanied by thundering drums, massive cascades of keyboards, towering vocal choruses, and chugging, percussive melodies that power it all. It would be easy for the New Pornographers to sound absurdly ostentatious if it weren't for the fact there's a fiercely beating heart in

Earle and his long-time band the Dukes explore the historical role of coal in rural communities

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While Give the People What They Want is somewhat brief by 2014 standards

a very public breakup with longtime on-off boyfriend Justin Bieber

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Jones and her band deliver their sermon completely unfettered by contemporary hip-hop production or commercially suitable digital gloss

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She neither projects slight wisps nor obscures herself inside swirling synthesizers

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