{"id":1176,"date":"2008-02-04T10:49:27","date_gmt":"2008-02-04T15:49:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-12-30T00:08:50","modified_gmt":"2008-12-30T00:08:50","slug":"carl-newman-s-somewhat-brilliant-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/carl-newman-s-somewhat-brilliant-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Newman’s Somewhat Brilliant Past"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello, Newman<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Although Carl Newman<\/strong>‘s musical career has taken off since the formation of The New Pornographers<\/strong>, the band\/collective he co-leads with Dan Bejar<\/strong>, Newman’s work with his lesser-known previous band, Zumpano<\/strong>, is a mine of semi-precious gems worth seeking out. Here’s the opening song from their first album, Look What the Rookie Did<\/em>. Those of you who still wait for that “difficult” leader of The Left Banke<\/strong> to make a comeback should pay particular attention. Inordinate fans of Jimmy Webb<\/strong>, whose song Zumpano covered, should also sit up by the old Victrola and perk up those ears. <\/p>\n

Zumpano, “Rosecrans Boulevard”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s another one from the debut that better points to what Newman would excel at a few years later, with the lucious and more dynamic Neko Case<\/strong> taking occasional turns at the mic.<\/p>\n

Zumpano, “The Party Rages On”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Beginning to ring a bell or two?