A.C. NEWMAN (New Pornographers) - Get Guilty

Second Solo outing from the frontman of The New Pornographers(and Zumpano). Like The NP`s, this album takes the pure pop sensibility of that band and makes it a wee-bit more ambitious in scope incorporating elements of The Move, Sparks(check out track #2 below), The New Pornographers(of course), The Kinks, Harry Nilsson, Colin Blunstone, Andy Partridge, Wayne Coyne, Brendon Benson and more. This one is more ambitious than "Slow Wonder" - the melodies and arrangements take unexpected detours which give the songs more depth with each listen.

""Few have the luxury of B-sides / I`ve got buckets full," New Pornographers singer- guitarist Carl Newman brags on "Submarines of Stockholm." Here, the Canadian power-pop ace unleashes another battery of hooks with blasts of vocal harmonies (Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer) and dabs of organ (Elemental). But Get Guilty dwells on the past, and that pensive reflection mutes the second half, turning Newman`s boast into a wistful memory. There are no careening pop juggernauts; just a couple of chords, high-hat to punctuate the high notes, and choruses sung in caps lock."-Spin.

"4 stars. Carl Newman has been behind so many excellent bands and albums that by 2009 it has become increasingly easy to take a new album for granted, to mistake his steady craftsmanship for complacency. While it`s true that Get Guilty doesn`t break any new ground, you`d be wrong to think that Newman is treading water or just cranking out albums because it`s his job. The album is full of songs that would have made the cut for the New Pornographers` last couple albums -- in fact, some (like "The Heartbreak Rides" and "Submarines of Stockholm") would have bested everything there. At the risk of sounding heretical, at this point in time the A.C. Newman records are superior to the New Pornographers albums...Call him a journeyman indie rocker if you like, take him for granted if you must, just don`t write him off. Anyone who can craft a record that sounds and feels as good as Get Guilty deserves to keep on making records forever."-AMG. CRUCIAL.

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