Together (The New Pornographers album)

Together is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie rock band the New Pornographers. It was released on May 4, 2010[1] and debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200.

Together
Studio album by
the New Pornographers
ReleasedMay 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)
GenreIndie rock, power pop
Length44:27
LabelLast Gang (Canada)
Matador (U.S.)
ProducerThe New Pornographers, Phil Palazzolo
The New Pornographers chronology
Challengers
(2007)		 Together
(2010)		 Brill Bruisers
(2014)

The album was recorded in seven studios in British Columbia and New York City[2] and features guest appearances by Zach Condon of Beirut, Annie Clark (also known as St. Vincent), Will Sheff of Okkervil River, and the horn players from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.[1]

Together is dedicated to the memory of Lynn Calder, the mother of keyboardist Kathryn Calder, and the half-sister of Carl Newman.[2] "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" was featured in an early 2011 ad campaign for the Amazon Kindle, while "Moves" was used in a commercial for the Hyundai 2012 Accent and a commercial for T-Mobile.

The album covers features a detail from "The Cliff" (2006) by Martin & Muñoz.

Videos from the album include "Your Hands (Together)", "Crash Years", "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk", and "Moves".

Release

Matador Records released the song "Your Hands (Together)" in February 2010 as the first sample of the album.[1]

On March 23, the band announced their extensive North American tour in support of the album.

On April 25, the album was released as a digital stream on NPR's website, accessible until the album's May 4 release.[3]

As of 2013, sales in the United States have exceeded 85,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[5]
Metacritic71/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubA−[8]
Chicago Tribune[9]
The Independent[10]
Mojo[11]
NME7/10[12]
Pitchfork7.3/10[13]
Q[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
Spin7/10[16]

Together was met with largely positive reviews. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, a music award given annually to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit.[17]

Track listing

All songs written by Carl Newman, except where noted.

No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Moves"Newman3:53
2."Crash Years"Neko Case4:07
3."Your Hands (Together)"Newman, Case, Kathryn Calder3:33
4."Silver Jenny Dollar" (Dan Bejar)Bejar2:53
5."Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk"Calder3:40
6."My Shepherd"Case4:36
7."If You Can't See My Mirrors" (Bejar)Bejar2:56
8."Up in the Dark"Newman3:10
9."Valkyrie in the Roller Disco"Newman, Calder3:32
10."A Bite Out of My Bed"Newman3:13
11."Daughters of Sorrow" (Bejar)Bejar3:07
12."We End Up Together"Newman, Calder5:47
Total length:44:27

Togetherness: The New Pornographers Play Outrageous Cherry

Togetherness: The New Pornographers Play Outrageous Cherry was included as a bonus 7" single with pre-orders of the LP in the U.S. and Canada, and the songs were bonus tracks on downloads of the album.

All songs written by Matthew Smith.

No.TitleLength
13."Georgie, Don't You Know"1:51
14."Togetherness"2:14
15."Electric Child of Witchcraft Rising"3:40
Total length:7:45

Personnel

Additional musicians

References
  1. Dombal, Ryan (2010-02-22). "New Track From New Pornographers: "Your Hands (Together)"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  2. Devlin, Mike (28 April 2010). "The New Pornographers Together again". Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  3. Thompson, Stephen (2010-04-25). "First Listen: The New Pornographers, 'Together'". NPR Music. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  4. "New Pornographers Working on Sixth Studio Album". Billboard.
  5. "Together by The New Pornographers reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  6. "Reviews for Together by The New Pornographers". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  7. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Together – The New Pornographers". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  8. Phipps, Keith (May 4, 2010). "The New Pornographers: Together". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  9. Kot, Greg (May 3, 2010). "Album review: New Pornographers, 'Together'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 6, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  10. Gill, Andy (April 30, 2010). "Album: The New Pornographers, Together (Matador)". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  11. "The New Pornographers: Together". Mojo (199): 94. June 2010.
  12. Webb, Rob (April 30, 2010). "Album Review: The New Pornographers – 'Together' (Matador)". NME. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  13. Perpetua, Matthew (May 5, 2010). "The New Pornographers: Together". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  14. "The New Pornographers: Together". Q (287): 128. June 2010.
  15. Hoard, Christian (May 4, 2007). "Together". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  16. Wood, Mikael (April 27, 2010). "The New Pornographers, 'Together' (Matador)". Spin. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  17. "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
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