If you start with the New Pornographers, then A.C. Newman has been churning out expertly crafted pop songs for over a decade. Songs like "Letter from an Occupant," "The Laws Have Changed," "Loose Translation," "All for Swinging You Around," "Use It," "Sing Me Spanish Techno," "Stacked Crooked," "Mutiny, I Promise You," "Crash Years," and so many more from the New Pornographers' catalog are almost-perfect pop gems. And Newman has produced several gems as a solo artist as well, like "Miracle Drug," and "Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer."
Many of Newman's best songs benefit from some beautiful vocals from the likes of Neko Case, Kathryn Calder, and Nicole Atkins. "I'm Not Talking," the first song from Newman's upcoming Shut Down the Streets, is more mellow than much of the New Pornographers' or Newman's own more power-poppy work; but the clever lyrics and the lovely backing vocals are all there. One of the decade's best songwriters is still in fine form.
Shut Down the Streets arrives on October 9th via Matador.
You can download "I'm Not Talking" for the price of a Facebook "like," or stream it via YouTube.
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