Twin Cinema

Infobox Album | Name = Twin Cinema
Type = Album
Artist = The New Pornographers


Released = August 23, 2005
Recorded = November 2004 - April 2005
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 47:46, 50:48 (Japanese edition) | Label = Mint Records/Matador Records/P-Vine Records
Producer = John Collins
David Carswell
A.C. Newman
Kurt Dahle
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:44jeeai74xk7 link]
*"The A.V. Club" (Favorable) [http://avclub.com/content/node/39575 23 Aug 05]
*Pitchfork (9.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20366/The_New_Pornographers_Twin_Cinema 22 Aug 05]
*PopMatters (9/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/n/newpornographers-twin.shtml 19 Aug 05]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|4.5|5 11 Aug 05, p.70
Last album = "Electric Version"
(2003)
This album = "Twin Cinema"
(2005) | Next album = "Challengers"
(2007)

"Twin Cinema" is the third album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on August 23, 2005.

The album was shortlisted for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize in 2006.

Track listing

All songs by A.C. Newman except where noted.
# "Twin Cinema" – 2:59
# "The Bones of an Idol" – 2:51
# "Use It" – 3:26
# "The Bleeding Heart Show" – 4:27
# "Jackie, Dressed in Cobras" (Dan Bejar) – 3:06
# "The Jessica Numbers" (Newman, John Collins) – 3:06
# "These Are the Fables" – 3:29
# "Sing Me Spanish Techno" – 4:16
# "Falling Through Your Clothes" – 2:53
# "Broken Breads" (Bejar) – 3:00
# "Three or Four" – 3:07
# "Star Bodies" – 4:07
# "Streets of Fire" (Bejar) – 2:41
# "Stacked Crooked" – 4:18
# "High Art, Local News" (bonus track on Japanese release and iTunes version) – 3:02

Personnel

*A.C. Newman – vocals, guitar, ebow, synthesizer, harmonica, pump organ, xylophone
*John Collins – bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow, vocals
*Kurt Dahle – drums, percussion, vocals
*Dan Bejar – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, melodion
*Neko Case – vocals
*Blaine Thurier – synthesizer
*Todd Fancey – guitar
*Kathryn Calder – vocals, piano
*Nora O'Connor – vocals
*Dave Carswell – slide guitar, vocals
*Shaun Brodie – trumpet
*Todd MacDonald – mandolin
*Tyr Jami – cello
*Amy Tuyn – art work
*Sarah Pedersen – photography

ongs

"The Bleeding Heart Show" is featured in television advertisements for the University of Phoenix and eMusic.

"Use It" is the theme song of the CBC Television newsmagazine series "The Hour". The song's video included appearances by David Cross, Nardwuar the Human Serviette and Shane Nelken.

External links

* [http://www.matadorrecords.com/the_new_pornographers/ "Twin Cinema" at Matador Records]