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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Carl Newman

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2011

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Carl Newman is the main songwriter and vocalist of indie rock band The New Pornographers, and also performs as a solo act under the moniker A.C. Newman. The New Pornographers' most recent release is the album "Together".

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Robert from San Diego, California.

0:02.2

I'm Cody from Sacramento.

0:04.5

I'm Eric from Durham, North Carolina.

0:06.8

Sound of Young America is an independent production

0:10.5

supported by listeners like me.

0:12.4

If you'd like to support the show like I did,

0:14.4

visit MaximumFun.org and click on donate.

0:17.2

I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from My House in Los Angeles.

0:20.4

It's the Sound of Young America from MaximumFun.org and PRI, public radio, international.

0:30.0

It's the Sound of Young America.

0:33.6

I'm Jesse Thorne.

0:34.5

My guest, Carl Newman, is the frontman and founder of the band, The New Pornographers.

0:40.3

For 10 years, well, more than 10 years now.

0:42.8

They've been one of the most popular bands in Indy Rock.

0:45.9

Out of Vancouver, British Columbia, a super group of sorts,

0:50.9

featuring many of that music scenes, or at least that music scene,

0:55.6

circa the band's founding 2000s, leading lights.

0:59.4

They've got a brand new record.

1:00.8

Let's hear the single from that album together called Moves.

1:28.4

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1:58.4

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2:28.4

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