Whiteout Conditions by The New Pornographers

Whiteout Conditions, the New Pornographers' seventh album, arrived on Dine Alone on April 7, 2017, and for the first time the Vancouver collective made a record without singer-songwriter Dan Bejar or drummer Kurt Dahle. With Bejar gone, A.C. Newman's knack for relentless, sugar-rushed power pop runs the show, and the voices of Neko Case and Kathryn Calder carry the melodies over pulsing keyboards and driving drums from Joe Seiders.

It's a fast, bright, slightly anxious-sounding record, built on propulsion more than on twists and turns. "High Ticket Attractions" went out first, on January 27, and it sets the tone: stacked harmonies, a chorus that won't let go and a rhythm that never lets up. The title track is the other one that stuck around. It followed Brill Bruisers.

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