Although I'm pretty sure I end up on some sort of watchlist every time I type this group's name into the Internet, my #7 pick, The New Pornographers' Twin Cinema has become a go-to album whenever I need a shot of adrenaline to get me through my working day. The key here is the opening/title track.As someone who tends to listen to albums in their entirety (except when I'm on the treadmill), that opening track makes all the difference. Call it instant gratification, but if that side 1/track 1 sets just the mood you're looking for, then Bob's your uncle. Even if the follow-up track ("The Bones of an Idol") takes the mood down considerably, "Twin Cinema" (the song) has just the right stomp and sass to convince me to throw this disc on. I'm never disappointed.
Lyrically, I have very little idea what these people are on about, and I suspect they don't either, but it's always fun to hear them declaim such borderline nonsense with such certitude. ¡Viva ironic fist-pumpery!
01 Twin Cinema
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