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- Record Label: Concord
- Release Date: Sep 27, 2019
- Summary: The eighth full-length studio release for the Canadian indie rock group was produced by its frontman, A.C. Newman.
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- Record Label: Concord
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Oct 2, 2019The New Pornographers now have coalesced around Carl Newman and his singular vision. Twenty years into their existence, they seem stronger than ever.
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Sep 30, 2019In the Morse Code of Brake Lights has a tone of thematic consistency that isn't always apparent in a New Pornographers album, but with this group, music has always carried more weight than lyrics, and on that level, it's an especially strong effort from an act that's never been short on stylistic ambition.
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Oct 21, 2019While Neko Case’s moonlighting from her solo day job allows her to enliven the proceedings, it’s obvious that the ensemble, as a whole, contributes to the richness and resonance that the new album exudes in its entirety.
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Sep 27, 2019The sheer, exhilarating high of early albums is gone, as is the laser focus pushing through to the end of songs. There are more sideways glances, more pauses. They can sprint when they need to, but not forever. This release proves that they don't have to anymore.
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Oct 2, 2019Case and Newman trade lines, finish each other’s thoughts, reveal the unspoken meanings of the songs; they’re old friends who find sustenance in each other’s presence. The essential humanity at the heart of this relationship offsets the dread that flows throughout In the Morse Code of Brake Lights, and gently leads the record toward something resembling hope.
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Sep 26, 2019If In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights isn’t remembered as the peak of The New Pornographers' work, its heart is squarely where it needs to be—and is still head and shoulders above most of the choices we are presented with these days. Electoral or otherwise.
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MojoSep 24, 2019Morse Code is more concerned with our collective lost soul rather than individual anxiety. [Nov 2019, p.86]
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Sep 27, 2019More Cohesive and an ever expanding mature sound, The New Pornographers are back with full force.
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