A.C. NewmanBest A.C. Newman Albums Ranked
7.6
Avg Score
5
Opinions
3
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 5 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated A.C. Newman’s catalog across 3 albums from 5 opinions, with an overall average of 7.6/10. The top-rated A.C. Newman album is The Slow Wonder (2004) with a 8.3/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Get Guilty and Shut Down the Streets. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2004 to 2012. Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns ranks as the highest-rated A.C. Newman song on Rate.fm with a 7.1/10 average.
The Slow Wonder
“Although the Calgary Flames lost by a single goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals-- squandering their chance to become the first Canadian team to take home the trophy since 1993-- the vanquished hockey players' country-folk have no reason to hang their collective heads. Among their luminaries, the Canucks can count a bilingual prime minister who speaks in full sentences, filmmaker Guy Maddin, ”
Get Guilty
“New Pornographers leader Carl Newman's second album follows the cues of his relatively quieter work-- 2004 solo album The Slow Wonder and the Pornographers' overlooked Challengers-- but still helps solidify him as a singular songwriter.”
Shut Down the Streets
“On Shut Down the Streets, the New Pornographers' Carl Newman is writing autobiographical songs for the first time, about the birth of his son and the death of his mother. Though for the most part, the most heartfelt, eloquent statements here are expressed musically.”