The Age of Electric was so, so bad. I can't believe he was their drummer.

Have you heard Zumpano before? It was Newman's second band, and at least a few of their songs rank up there with his best material.

Seriously? "The Body Says No"? "Jackie"? "Centre for Holy Wars"?

Get Rubies first. The ideal starting point, and the closest stylistically to Bejar's New Pornographers tracks.

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While Todd's critiques on American TV shows tend to be reliable, he's written some pretty weird things about music. For instance, I recall him listing "Night Still Comes" as the top Neko Case song in her whole catalogue. He seems to prefer slick, formal, orchestral compositions to scrappy pop (which, in the case of…