LET'S "GET GUILTY"... A.C. NEWMAN @ BOWERY BALLROOM: 3/15/09 AT 8 P.M.

Carl Newman released his second solo album this year and, like the last, it delivers—exhibiting the rare mix of catchy and relevant.

 

In this year’s Get Guilty the New Pornographers front man uses flavorful melodies to showcase his crooning voice—a sound that always conjures feelings of ‘70’s country or punk, I never can really tell which. To the backdrop of a mix of acoustic and electric guitars, maracas and synthesizers, Newman creates a kind of pop that doesn’t feel hollow.