The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers
	The New Pornographers at Prospect Park Bandshell, July 11, 2015
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, power pop, post-punk revival
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Matador; Concord; Mint; Last Gang; Merge;
Members	Kathryn Calder; Neko Case; John Collins; Todd Fancey; Carl Newman;
Past members	Blaine Thurier; Kurt Dahle; Fisher Rose; Dan Bejar; Joe Seiders;
Website	thenewpornographers.com

The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 1997 in Vancouver. Presented as a musical collective and supergroup of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects, the band currently consists of Carl Newman (vocals, guitar), Neko Case (vocals), John Collins (bass), Todd Fancey (guitar) and Kathryn Calder (keyboards, backing vocals).

The band has released nine studio albums to date and have received critical acclaim for their use of multiple vocalists and songwriters, as well as for the elements of power pop incorporated into their music. Pitchfork has described the band's sound as "peppy, gleeful, headstrong guitar pop", while Stereogum has retrospectively praised the band's debut album Mass Romantic as "one of the greatest" power pop albums.