New Pornographers - Continue as a GuestOver the past 20 years, The New Pornographers have proven themselves one of the most excellent bands in indie rock. They've constantly offered new sonic surprises with every album, and Continue as a Guest is their greatest leap to date. The group's ninth album and first for Merge establishes them alongside modern luminaries like Yo La Tengo and Superchunk when it comes to their ability to evolve while still retaining what made them so special in the

Parts of It Changes were first presented in 2019 as a larger audio-visual work for Counterflows festival and the album was completed using voice notes and a headphone cable stretching between Tim & Ailie's neighbouring flats during the first and cursed parts of 2020

his lyrics are critical and by no means strike into the notch of any clichés

an inherent sense of drama coupled with a magical suspenseful atmosphere and a battery of interior piano effects demanding that the pianist be somewhat of a harpist and percussionist as well

while others stayed in the background without this meaning that they were less-talented musicians

but the album was quickly recognised as a signal event in the wider dissemination of medieval music

A 48- page booklet features one of the first detailed biographies of Sovine's early career

Van Etten begins with the plain beauty of just her voice and a guitar

so out of desperation

brings the spirit of Versailles to life by exalting it

With Walk Up

Initially based on histor

even in their mournful tone