Twin Cinema is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. It was released on August 23, 2005. The album was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize. As of 2010 it has sold 138,000 copies in US and 20,000 copies in Canada.
Critical reception
Initial critical response to Twin Cinema was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns to reviews from mainstream critics a normalized rating out of 100, the album has received a score of 85, based on 32 reviews. Online music magazine PopMatters ranked the album at #1 on their Best Music of 2005 list. Pitchfork placed Twin Cinema at number 150 on their list of Top 200 Albums of the 2000s, as well as at number 18 on their list of The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest.
Track listing All songs written and sung by A. C. Newman, except where noted.
Personnel The New Pornographers A.C. Newman – vocals, guitar, ebow, synthesizer, harmonica, pump organ, xylophone John Collins – bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow, vocals Kurt Dahle – drums, percussion, vocals Dan Bejar – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, melodeon Neko Case – vocals Blaine Thurier – synthesizer Todd Fancey – guitar Kathryn Calder – piano, vocals
Additional personnel Nora O'Connor – vocals David Carswell – slide guitar, vocals Shaun Brodie – trumpet Todd Macdonald – mandolin Tyr Jami – cello Amy Tuyn – art work Sarah Pedersen – photography Howard Redekopp – engineer
Charts + Chart (2005) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 40
References
External links Twin Cinema at Matador Records