Carl Newman’s deftly melodic solo work has long rivaled his charming indie rock with Canadian quasi-supergroup the New Pornographers. His third album as AC Newman, Shut Down the Streets, is due out on October 9 via Matador, the label has announced. Recorded in Woodstock, New York, the 10-song set features New Pornos colleague Neko Case and draws on ’70s folk and pop songwriters such as Gordon Lightfoot and Gerry Rafferty, according to Matador. Newman puts a lusher, string-draped approach on display on advance track “I’m Not Talking,” which you can download by liking his Facebook page here (or listen to a stream below). A soaring orchestral-pop introduction gives way to Newman’s twisty, melancholy lyricism: “No one wants to weigh things down / But they tend to fly away / And rescue teams will look for days,” he begins. They’ll only have to search a few seconds for catchy, emotionally rich tunes.
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Shut Down the Streets track list:
- “I’m Not Talking”
- “Do Your Own Time”
- “You Could Get Lost Out Here”
- “Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns”
- “There’s Money In New Wave”
- “Strings”
- “Hostages”
- “Wasted English”
- “The Troubadour”
- “They Should Have Shut Down The Streets”
Fall tour:
October 21 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace (Exclaim! 20th Anniversary Concert Series)
October 22 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
October 23 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
October 24 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
October 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
October 26 – Washington DC @ Black Cat
October 27 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
October 28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
October 29 – St. Louis, MO @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
October 30 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
November 1 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
November 2 – Winnipeg, Canada @ West End Cultural Centre
November 5 – Edmonton, Canada @ Starlite Room
November 6 – Calgary, Canada @ The Republik
November 8 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret (Exclaim! 20th Anniversary Concert Series)
November 9 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
November 10 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
November 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
November 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
November 14 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
