After maneuvering the Coachella grounds and getting ourselves situated, Stereogum’s Day Two began at the Outdoor Theater, taking in the New Pornographer’s spin on that Canadian indie rock of which we’re all so fond. But the minute Carl Newman’s mic went live, he dashed our hopes for a preview of material from the forthcoming Challengers: “So we have a new album coming out, and we’re not playing anything from it!” A quick stage scan revealed no Bejar nor Neko, and though the Pornos pyrotechnic pop is always a treat, we felt a quick sulk in the sun coming on.
“But…” continued Carl, “what you see behind you IS the new album’s artwork!” Yay, something to blog about! Challengers‘ cover was designed by the absent Neko Case, displayed on a bright, color lightboard behind the Canadian supergroup. Have a gander…
We haven’t had a set with the New Pornographers since Lolla last, but they were excellent as always, opening with “Sing Me Spanish Techno” and working up toward the slow-swelling “The Bleeding Heart Show,” after which Carl joked “Where do I know that song from?”
After playing with the Pornographers some more (taking in “Jackie, Dressed In Cobras,” “The Jessica Numbers,” and “Use It”), we went back on our word and hit up PB&J at the Mohave tent. More on that in a moment. For now, please yourself with some Porno pics.
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stupid huge love for them.
big time jealous. yeah.
this was awesome – i put my pics online at http://www.thedesertsun.com
Kathryn is amazing, she has a great voice and i can’t wait to hear their new album in where she will sing.
So when Neko’s not with them, Kathryn sings the lines that Neko sings solo on the recordings?
that girl is gorgeous. and I like her dress.
twin cineaste, yeah she does.
also, isn’t she A.C. Newman’s niece or something?
Kathryn’s the daughter of Carl’s formerly long-lost (put up for adoption?) half-sister, I think.
Bradley’s Almanac have got an actual .jpg of the artwork. They claim it’s not the actual CD artwork though, just poster art:
Also, the CD is called Challengers, not Challenger.
Great effing set. Newman’s a funny sonofagun.
I was upfront for this show. Does anyone know what the deal was with the artwork screen print and Challengers CD combo at the merchandise section? I was there the first day, asked about it, and they said they had no CD’s (although it said “get the CD in the mail”.)
You follow the e-mail instructions at the bottom and then when Challengers is released, they mail you the CD.
The price of the album was included in the price of the poster. There is a number in the little maple leaf in the lower right hand corner. You email that to the address on the poster and, voila, you SHOULD get your new NPs album sometime in July or August.
Didn’t get to catch them at Coach (watched Travis instead) but have seen them twice before and bought the poster. Can’t wait to see the NPs on the tour in the fall with Neko!
Kathryn is A.C. Newman’s niece and sings with them from quite a long time now and neko doesn’t join the band on tour from ages.
I think Kathryn will sing on the next album too.
Probably one of the best five new bands of the 2000s. Unquestionably. And while Kathryn is nine ways to awesomeness, Neko’s got my heart.
DwD
i was up front too, and totally bummed out that they didn’t play any new songs considering they said they would on their website. still a great set. kurt was hilarious, he looked like he was going to pass out and yelled off-mic inbetween one of their songs “fuck, i feel like shit!”
I’m pretty sure kathryn (who is also a member of Immaculate Machine) is a f/t member now. When I saw them live and she sang with them initially i was disappointed that Neko was not present, however she’s a good singer and also a stunner in her own right.
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