The Slow Wonder

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  2004

  James

  The Slow Wonder is AC Newman's first solo record outside of his work with The New Pornographers. As always, he writes melodies that seem to arrive fully formed, but the album’s real trick is how subtly strange its construction is underneath all the hooks. The songs move quickly, packed with sharp turns and clever harmonic details that keep them from becoming simple power-pop exercises. It’s meticulous music disguised as breezy music.