Julien Baker speaks to The New Pornographers for episode 5 of Matador Revisionist History Podcast
LISTEN TO MATADOR REVISIONIST HISTORY PODCAST EPISODE 5:
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS’ CARL NEWMAN, NEKO CASE, AND JOHN COLLINS CHAT WITH JULIEN BAKER MASS ROMANTIC 21ST ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OUT NOW ON MATADOR
Today, we close out year one of Matador’s Revisionist History podcast, which pairs artists and collaborators to discuss a Matador album celebrating a noteworthy anniversary. The fifth and final episode of our inaugural season brings Julien Baker together with Carl Newman, Neko Case, and John Collins of The New Pornographers. The New Pornographers are celebrating the 21st anniversary of their debut album, Mass Romantic, with a tour and a reissue, which is pressed on red vinyl and includes a pretty great bonus 7”, ‘Letter from an Occupant’.
Released earlier this year, Baker’s third LP, Little Oblivions, is presently lighting up best-of lists across the web and print. Discussion is enhanced by our host, Matt Sweeney. They go deep on Mass Romantic – the songs, the scene, the various multitrack tape machines and their timecode synchronization. Case also explains why Canadians do band dynamics better than Americans. Matt and Carl both praise the band Om only to realize that Carl is talking about a different band, Ohmme. Listen HERE. Stream / purchase Mass Romantic HERE.
MATADOR REVISIONIST HISTORY 2021
Ep. 01 – Mary Timony, Liz Phair, and Snail Mail’s Lindsey JordanEp.
02 – Kurt Vile and John AgnelloEp.
03 – Gang of Four and Mission of BurmaEp.
04 – Fucked Up and Titus AndronicusEp.
05 – The New Pornographers and Julien Baker
Matador Records’ Revisionist History series celebrates the anniversaries of outstanding albums from the label’s past with newly remastered reissues accompanied by recently unearthed live footage, unreleased music, photos, and music videos. So far, it has included special and extended editions from Guided by Voices, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Chavez, Mary Timony, and Bailter Space. The series has continued in 2021 with reissues of Bardo Pond’s Amanita, Fucked Up’s David Comes to Life, and The New Pornographers’ Mass Romantic.
More info to follow!Find more information on the Revisionist History series HERE