Album: Brill Bruisers by The New Pornographers (2014)
Genre: Indie | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Last Gang Records
Format: Album

Description: "Brill Bruisers"  is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers. It was released on August 26, 2014 on the Last Gang label and debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200.
In describing the album, A.C. Newman called it "a celebration record... After periods of difficulty, I am at a place where nothing in my life is dragging me down and the music reflects that.".  The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize on June 16, 2015, and was shortlisted on July 16, 2015.

Artist Background: The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band's first four albums each placed in the top 40 on The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a solo album from one of the band's members ranked in the top 40 on the list each year. In 2007, Blender magazine ranked The New Pornographers' first album, Mass Romantic, the 24th best indie album of all ti... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: A.C. Newman, Destroyer, Spoon, Stars

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Indie, Rock/Pop, 2010s, Album, Last Gang Records

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


"Brill Bruisers"  is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers. It was released on August 26, 2014 on the Last Gang label and debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200.
In describing the album, A.C. Newman called it "a celebration record... After periods of difficulty, I am at a place where nothing in my life is dragging me down and the music reflects that.".  The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize on June 16, 2015, and was shortlisted on July 16, 2015.

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