I snuck out and saw The New Pornographers last night at Bimbo’s 365 club. They are one of my favorite bands right now and the new album, Twin Cinema is helping me get through writing my book. I probably listen to it no less than 10 times a day.
The show was a lot of fun. You can tell that they don’t give a rat’s ass and are just up there to have fun. They are like a comedy show. There are sometimes large pauses between songs where they joke and babble about odd subjects. For instance, they made a discovery that the Chumba Wumba song was actually written about Dan Bejar. One of the vocalists. He had a whiskey drink, they had a vodka drink, deep revelations were uncovered and conclusions were made. Some of the songs were tight, some were loose, but they were all great and tons of fun. They ended their second encore with Letter from an Occupant which is one of my all-time favorites. Neko Case was hot as sin and made me want to sing more. I sang inside my motorcycle helmet at the top of my lungs all the way home on my scooter. Listen to New Pornographers on iTunes.
Run, run, run, deep breath and jump.