The New Pornographers "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" Late Night w/ David Letterman June 30, 2010

[plainwhitepaperful]

This song is absolutely killer live. Killer, I say.

[GeorgeFeathers]

Great, rocky version of an already top song!



[lebarosky]

Well I was hot and then cold on them. But, truly, I cannot get this song out of my head. It just keeps cropping up, so back I am.

[Hustlerae]

unreal band

[creccy]

Alas, I must bow to your impecable reasoning you are right and I just not seeing the bigger scheme Kudos to you .

[taradoherty1]

this is a great song liked it from the moment i heard it



[bluenosebob04]

I agree Nurom666

[Nuron666]

Like this song.

Too many guys on the group. Get more girls in there.

[creccy]

@Nuron666 who cares they sing the music and it sounds good in fact sweet music

[Nuron666]

@creccy your right. Even still, females are pleasing to the eye lol.

[xxlesslikeitsmathxx]

Fuck, they're awesome.

[luvmarcos]

I just can't stop loving The New Pornographers now, please come to the UK guys!

[pthompson2005]

2 people hate Canadians

[lebarosky]

This song set the hook in me for TNP with NC that I couldn't shite it out.

[TheDelpinal]

I love this band!!!

[razmataz13drums]

man i wish they'd come to London.. that would be aweosme :D

[yahman184045]

so much　fun:)

[AproposOfMe]

their live shows tend to rock my socks

[jrb2060]

What drumming. 1:00 was a sonic eye-opener.

[comeon224]

I never knew the "I'm a Mac" guy was in TNP.

[sweety1am]

I love this band...heard it on the kindle commercial....thought they were saying we talk we talk...lol.....love it so much!!! so good to see they were on letterman...hope they get more shows etc

[WalkaboutRen]

Are there any hand-clapper openings available? ;)

[666Nastyman666]

half the band is based like 5 hours away from me, yet they have played my city once. :(

[JuJuBee80]

AGH! lol I adore this band- especially this whole album : ) and the album challengers. lol excellent! : )

[mikebott]

kurt dahle a superhero ? what limited exposure to music you must have to find his drumming impressive.

[egjs2006]

Love this song, it's so appropriate for the new Kindle ad. And Kathryn looks so hot, fun-loving, and very sexy.

[sh1mz0r]

I've yet to see a live set of them playing together where they actually look happy to be standing next to each other.

Also, Kathryn is super sexy.

[JohnDCoffey]

Kurt is always flailing around with his tongue out. Classic.

[miscinsanity]

ahaha oh my god I love the hand clap brigade so much.

[LukieRawr]

I just read the lyrics to this song... MAN haha I was WAY off.

[artistandwriter]

Seriously tight stuff dl's the best for keeping indies relevant would relish a fest with NP and the decemberists!

[mooniejohnson]

Kathryn always looks like she's loving life when playing this song.

[misterfunnybones]

where's the monkey cam?

[stevejam20]

how can you not love this band

[thebatdad71]

@823south Kurt Dahle is a superhero back there. One of the best drummers working today and really integral to the band. Listen to Bleeding Heart Show again, and bask in his awesomeness.

[mimosa87]

@thebatdad71 Kurt Dahle is phenomenal. He plays with restraint but absolutely batters his kit when it's right to do so.

[mimosa87]

@thebatdad71 Kurt Dahle is Ringo x Keith Moon. He is great.

[cmonsma]

@thebatdad71 Couldn't agree with you more. Saw TNP last year on tour and could not stop watching him. Great drummer and fun to watch as well (amazing facial gestures)

[SuperParker94]

@thebatdad71 Amen to that! From Age of Electric to Limblifter to The New Pornographers, Kurt Dahle is a god of drumming!

[823south]

the drums sound really awesome

[thebatdad71]

@thomasmoredamian...We all have our blind spots. I don't think there's anything wrong with your opinion. My wife LOVES Neko, but is lukewarm on TNP. Me, I don't get The White Stripes. Like you I feel nothing. Talented, influential and important, no doubt, but I just don't get it. TWS are bigger and more influential than TNP but they toured hard as hell behind the CD and I think they could really break when the next CD rolls around. But it is what it is. Thanks for commenting.

[MrIDKnow]

together they're amazing, Each of the 3 fronts is amazing.

they need to turn the drummer loose sometime and just let him go!

[umgHUMANOIDS]

Kathryn is so hot! <3

[zzboobzz]

The new album is full of great songs. Love the sound, well written and produced. Been listening to them since their first album. Great performers too, finally saw them recently, loved the show.

[jrb2060]

Take That!, Arcade Fire ;).

[thomasmoredamian]

Gosh, I really WISH that I could like this kinda stuff, but it is so dull and nowhere that...I dunno, it seems like a lotta college kids got together and had a party and drank some beers and got all excited about making a "statement" about god knows what, and...where's the inspiration, creativity, imagination? They sound like they're the entertainers at a telethon or something. Saw them live a couple years ago and felt absolutely nothing afterwards: THIS is the sound of indie rock? Help!

[101Volts]

@thomasmoredamian I have a few things to say but first I'd like to know what you're into. What are some of your favorite bands?

[chris42424]

THIS is the sound of You Tube criticism? Help!

[poppycockeek]

@thomasmoredamian "THIS is the sound of indie rock?"

No. The point of indie rock is--or should be--that it doesn't have a single sound. It's a huge, diverse catch-all category full of artists that often sound nothing alike. If you're looking for a defining band of the "indie genre," you're missing the point. The point is that if major label, old or radio music isn't giving you what you need, something indie is out there for you. No one says everyone has to like the same stuff. Grow up.

[101Volts]

By the way, I never thought to ask before but who is the guy playing the Telecaster guitar? Hes standing next to Todd.

[b0rn2BFail]

They have some of the best backup clappers I've ever seen!

[xxlesslikeitsmathxx]

@b0rn2BFail LOL! And yet, DAMN, it's those little details that makes TNP's songs stand out from anything else you hear on the radio. Why aren't these guys winning Grammys???

[Aug23wr]

Saw them last Monday June 28 in St. Louis. Excellent!

[WhodiKalecgos]

Wow, this was a pretty subdued song on the album, but they really put some force behind it here!

[101Volts]

Thanks a ton, They're my favorite band and I had the pleasure to see them live. (June 13th 2010!) It was my first concert and I don't think I could have chosen a better concert as my first. I enjoyed every song they played, Sang along (Sometimes too loud) To every song and jumped too much when they started playing Moves, Bumping into two people in front of me who didn't mind much. I apologized later. (Also, You can hear me singing along to Myriad Harbour in a video here on YT - Its around 2:41)

[thebatdad71]

@101Volts I saw them the night before you, in Milwaukee of June 12th. It was the first time I've seen them, but have seen Neko solo before. I could not have been happier. Hoping to see them again in Chicago in August if I can somehow land tickets. Glad you enjoyed, too. I will check out your video.

[101Volts]

@thebatdad71 It was amazing seeing them live. I still felt singing to each song the next day, My throat was worn out. Also, The video I'm talking about isn't my video, Its from a site named Ohio Rocks. Right now I'm not sure if that was me at 2:39 or so (Its sounding more like Dan to me now) Oh well. You can see me in that video for a moment though, I waved my hands around at about 0:29.

[jw1293]

yeah, definitely not the duchess and the duke or the dodos. so many d's!

[thebatdad71]

@jw1293 My bad. I thought for sure I recognized the one fellow as being from D & D. AC Tweeted earlier exactly what Monolithishy said. Apologies for my part in misidentifying those folks here.

[101Volts]

@thebatdad71 You did recognize The Dutchess and The Duke, They're in the group of four people clapping along in the back. They're the two on the left.

[101Volts]

@101Volts On second thought maybe its not. The guy on the far left looks like hes from The Dutchess and The Duke though.

[thebatdad71]

@101Volts  Carl Newman claimed, via Twitter, it's a NY band called Bird of Youth, as well a friend simply known as Skippy. Gotta take his word for it. He would know. But you're right. That one guy looks so much like the dud fro D & D.

[GostaGarbo]

@thebatdad71 I saw them in Atlanta June 26 and NP said that the next night's show in Nashville would be sad it because would be their last show with D&D. Just an added tidbit to this now-irrelevant conversation.

[odisn]

@jw1293 oops...I apologize, as well!

[GostaGarbo]

@jw1293 I saw them in Atlanta June 26 and NP said that the next night's show in Nashville would be sad it because would be their last show with D&D. Just an added tidbit to this now-irrelevant conversation.

[JSD808]

So glad I got home in time last night to catch this on Dave. Thanks for posting!

[CanadaEQ]

simply awesome

[honkywill]

naw. the chick from the duchess and the duke had a distinct tattoo on one of her arms. and i'm certain none of those dudes are from the dodos.

[dunnettclassicdrums]

I think Dave really likes NP.

[mjnotso98]

@dunnettclassicdrums It's hard not to, especially when they perform like that

[Monolithishy]

The clappers are an NYC band called Bird Of Youth. The extra electric guitarist is NPs and BoY producer Phil Palazzolo.

[realfreakaynaughtay]

Amazing!

[odisn]

Having just seen them all in Chapel Hill last Friday night, I'm pretty sure the clappers were members from the two opening acts on this tour (The Duchess & the Duke...The Dodos).

[ShiningBrtr]

A great performance! Glad they picked "Sweet Talk" to play... fun to see Kathryn get the lead on TV!

[natelogston]

how can i get a gig as one of the clappers? it's a good thing they have 4 back there, cause 3 would just make it feel like it was lacking something. the new album is fantastic by the way.