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“Letter From an Occupant” by The New Pornographers
From the album Mass Romantic (2000)
“Letter From an Occupant” by The New Pornographers appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2019 and 2024. It was first released in 2000 on the album Mass Romantic. Its best result is #111 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,483 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Letter From an Occupant" comes off Mass Romantic, the 2000 debut from Canadian indie-rock supergroup the New Pornographers, which came out on Mint Records. Dan Bejar and A.C. Newman wrote it; the two had been writing songs for the project as early as 1998, and the album took almost three years to finish, with players from Zumpano, Destroyer and the Evaporators in the mix.
The credits here are crowded in the best way: Bejar and Newman on organ, synthesizer and Wurlitzer electric piano, Blaine Thurier on keyboard, John Collins on bass, Kurt Dahle and Fisher Rose on drums, and lead and backing vocals shared among Neko Case, Newman, Bejar and Dahle. Collins produced it with David Carswell and recorded it with Rodney Graham, while Darryl Neudorf captured the drums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 493 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2020 | 1419 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 111 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 466 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 858 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
Also listed as: Letter From An Occupant; Letter from an Occupant.
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