{"id":11929,"date":"2012-08-24T09:10:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=11929"},"modified":"2012-08-24T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T00:06:15","slug":"new-a-c-newman-album-imminent-listendownload-new-song-im-not-talking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-08\/new-a-c-newman-album-imminent-listendownload-new-song-im-not-talking\/","title":{"rendered":"New A.C. Newman Album Imminent–Listen\/Download New Song “I’m Not Talking”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most know A.C. (“Carl”) Newman<\/strong><\/a> as a key component of the pop-complex known as The New Pornographers<\/strong>.\u00a0 Together with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar, Neko Case<\/strong> and backers, The New Pornographers<\/strong> have made some of the headiest pop-rock crafted in the 21st century.\u00a0 Some may be unaware, though, that Newman has also released two of the best solo albums we have laid our ears upon, 2004’s Slow Wonder<\/strong> and 2009’s Get Guilty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now comes the grand news that on October 9th, he\u2019ll release his third solo album, Shut Down The Streets<\/strong>, on Matador Records<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Newman came through an emotional period prior to recording the album, and he’s lived to sing about it on Shut Down the Streets<\/strong>, all as explained to Pitchfork recently:<\/p>\n

“This record was written during a very heavy time in my life. I was right in that in-between space where I’d just lost somebody [his mother] that’s amazingly important to me, and I was also anticipating the arrival of somebody incredibly important, too. It made me think a lot about family, life and death, happiness and sadness, and how to reconcile them all. All the big questions. The months before and after Stellan was born, I couldn’t think about writing at all. I’ve always been like that; I don’t work that well when there’s distractions taking an enormous emotional toll on me. Other people do, apparently. Eventually, I thought, ‘Well, I’ve got a kid to support now. Get back to work.'”<\/p>\n

The new album was recorded in Woodstock, NY<\/strong> and features Neko Case<\/strong>.\u00a0 Perhaps given the recording environment, the album is said to bear the influence of classic \u201870s folk and pop, a departure from the New Pornographers’ sound.<\/p>\n

Check out the evidence on first track, I’m Not Talking<\/strong><\/em>, released off the new album below and go HERE<\/strong><\/a> to download it.\u00a0 It’s a smooth-talking, rapturous song that bodes well for the album.<\/p>\n

Newman’s Fall Tour listings follow the song.<\/p>\n

A.C. Newman–I’m Not Talking:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a_c_newman_not_talking.mp3|titles=a_c_newman_not_talking]\n

on tour this Autumn :<\/p>\n

10\/21 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Lee\u2019s Palace (Exclaim! 20th Anniversary Concert Series)
\n10\/22 \u2013 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
\n10\/23 \u2013 Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
\n10\/24 \u2013 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell\u2019s
\n10\/25 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
\n10\/26 \u2013 Washington DC @ Black Cat
\n10\/27 \u2013 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
\n10\/28 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
\n10\/29 \u2013 St. Louis, MO @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
\n10\/30 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
\n11\/1 \u2013 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
\n11\/2 \u2013 Winnipeg, Canada @ West End Cultural Centre
\n11\/5 \u2013 Edmonton, Canada @ Starlite Room
\n11\/6 \u2013 Calgary, Canada @ The Republik
\n11\/8 \u2013 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret (Exclaim! 20th Anniversary Concert Series)*
\n11\/9 \u2013 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile*
\n11\/10 \u2013 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
\n11\/12 \u2013 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*
\n11\/13 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex*
\n11\/14 \u2013 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah*<\/p>\n

*with special guest Harriet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most know A.C. (“Carl”) Newman as a key component of the pop-complex known as The New Pornographers.\u00a0 Together with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar, Neko Case and backers, The New Pornographers have made some of the headiest pop-rock crafted in the 21st century.\u00a0 Some may be unaware, though, that Newman has also released two of the best […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t