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- Summary: This is the first solo release for Carl Newman, who can also be found leading indie-rock supergroup The New Pornographers as well as the (now defunct) Canadian power-pop band Zumpano.
- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 21
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Mixed: 2 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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The most amazing power-pop album I've heard all year.
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True to its title, The Slow Wonder is a much more relaxed and toned-down, yet no less complete listen than Electric Version or Mass Romantic.
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Carl Newman deserves every last bit of praise thrown his way. In a better world, he would be our Elton, our Todd, our McCartney, and Slow Wonder would be on everyone's iPod, rotating on M2 hourly, and his name would be on the lips of everyone from aged Royalty to teen-aged girls.
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UncutA big, baroque fusion of sharp garage, paisley pop and '70s sleekness, finished with a coating of Terry Jacks sentiment. [Jul 2004, p.104]
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Fans of the New Pornographers will find Slow Wonder not quite as rocking (though "Miracle Drug" features some crackling guitar work), but possessed of just as many memorable hooks and choruses.
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Newman pens melodies that seem to have sprung from the collective unconscious and then encases them in bright, lush power-pop arrangements.
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Though there's little of the powerpuff zoom associated with the New P's here, uptempo grins like "On the Table" make denying the pleasantness of it all impossible.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 12
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Mixed: 0 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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AndreaZJun 21, 2004Wonderful catchy power pop!
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AdamXAug 7, 2004one of the best things ever
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loripAug 13, 2004
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JohnHJul 5, 2004Indie pop hasn't been this good in a very long time.
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MarisaGSep 2, 2004
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LawrencePrasadAug 1, 2004Agree with Brad M.
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markfJul 10, 2004
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