Rufus Wainwright

The son of gifted singer-songwriters Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Wainwright (who, as an infant, inspired his father to write and sing “Rufus Is a Tit Man”) inherited his parents’ eye for telling details and wry sense of humor, but the theatrical flair is all his own. His artfully constructed songs owe more…

New Pornographers

A Canadian indie-rock supergroup led by Carl Newman (previously of Zumpano and Superconductor), the New Pornographers produce totally over-the-top power pop, saturated with nearly every exciting trick in the rock songbook. Stop-start turns, Beach Boys harmonies, squiggly synthesizers, fuzzy guitar chords, layer upon layer of sound — the New Pornographers pack songs with maximum pop…

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