The New Pornographers
The Canadian conglomerate of pop culture personalities known as The New Pornographers officially formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia as a pet project of singer and guitarist Carl (A.C.) Newman of the indie pop bands Zumpano and Superconductor. Although the band’s name appears to be a reference to an infamous Jimmy Swaggart quote that defamed rock and roll as “the new pornography,” Newman claims to have named the band after the classic Japanese film The Pornographers (1966).
The band’s original lineup included bassist and guitarist John Collins (The Evaporators), keyboardist Blain Thurier (cartoonist and filmmaker), guitarist Dan Bejar (Destroyer, Swan Lake), alt-country/indie pop singer Neko... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Vancouver, Canada
- Formed Date:
- 1997
