Together by The New Pornographers

Together, the New Pornographers' fifth studio album, came out on Matador and Last Gang on May 4, 2010, and the title fits a band that has always been more of a gathering than a group. Carl Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar, Kathryn Calder, John Collins, Todd Fancey, Blaine Thurier and Kurt Dahle all pile in, and they brought friends: Zach Condon of Beirut, Annie Clark of St. Vincent, Will Sheff of Okkervil River and the horn section from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. They tracked it in seven studios across British Columbia and New York City.

It's power pop with the brightness dialed up and a little ache underneath, stacked harmonies and chugging guitars racing through "Crash Years", "Your Hands (Together)", "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" and "Moves". The record is dedicated to Lynn Calder, Kathryn's mother and Newman's half-sister. It debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, and Brill Bruisers came next.

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