The New Pornographers - Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile (Live at The Current)

The New Pornographers perform 'Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile' from their 2019 album, 'In The Morse Code of Brake Lights,' live in The Current studio
Personnel: Guitar, vocalist Carl Newman, bassist John Collins, keyboardist/synth player Blaine Thurier, keyboardist Kathryn Calder, violinist Simi Stone, drummer Joe Seiders, and guitarist Todd Fancey.

[@DeaconShadow]

It’s driving me crazy that New Pornographers isn’t on every modern rock Canadian radio station all the time.

[@sjbechet1111]

Easy - it's nowhere near mediocre enough to be popular enough.

[@pauljones6833]

this song rocks. unbelievable. what a perfect flowing song. this instantly is one of my favorite songs ever!!!! thanks for making me smile. you guys are freaking great. nice catalogue of songs

[@donmackie6086]

Why the Hell wasn't this all over the airwaves? O right, I forgot. Commercial radio is generally brain dead.

[@peterpav7098]

I love the female vocals, superb ! Great groove.

[@donmackie6086]

Absolutely! Their voices are pop Heaven!

[@WiloPolis03]

Vocals are fantastic, but I can't believe no one is mentioning how great of a bassist John Collins is

[@bedmac2]

Thanks for pointing this out. Seriously...it is great. I guess for me the thing is it fades well into the background so it is less noticeable than, say, the bass line for "Rescue Me" by Fontella Bass. The bass OWNS that tune. (Not a musician; just a music fan.)

[@unclestarwarssatchmo9848]

Well you are and I couldn't agree more :D

[@stephenross4333]

Saw this tour at the SF Filmore, right before the lockdowns. Great show !

[@davonjohnson6117]

I was thinking after and year of listing to this group on the radio they are some young people! I like this song because of the female vocals.

[@jeremysharp3546]

Whooo Whooo Whooo

[@christophercasey6775]

Ric Flair would be great for that song

[@STEVEDAMAR]

Simi stone is my favorite part of this video. She looks so great!

[@shinigami146]

Her vocals are what makes it for me 😉

[@ignacioramirezbautista2056]

This song is freaking awesome and it genuinely looks like they enjoy playing it.

[@sjbechet1111]

Epic - awesome - I've ran out of superlatives. Love this - can't believe I've only just discovered them. 🙂

[@stephenross4333]

Oh man, you have LOT of gems to explore with the New Pornographers & Carl A.C Newman ! Glad you found them. Saw this tour early 2020 in San Francisco at the Filmore, right before the lockdowns. Only show I saw since then was Bob Mould at someplace, also in SF. A friend got the tickets & drove, so I forget where it was.

[@sjbechet1111]

@@stephenross4333 Saw they just did a gig with The Mountain Goats...With a few weeks more notice could have been there. Tough when you live in New Zealand.

[@ricksamericana749]

Still my favorite band.

[@scotcho62]

I hope none of you retire, ever.

[@mr.martintorres5804]

Bravo Simi & Kathryn!

[@robert197742]

What a great song!

[@terryfriend16]

The band is getting a lot of airplay here in Maryland on 89.7

[@rajtoolsie]

my favorite song from them :)

[@terryfriend16]

Me too.

[@BrianNovak1]

Sounds great live!

[@adrenalinejunkie4788]

Absolutely, mate. I am just hanging out for their Australian tour in February 2020.

[@REEDRICHARDS2]

Greeeat bass line

[@gergsar]

excellent

[@billgreen2348]

Thanks for posting. No Neko Case here even though she's on this tour.

[@ricksamericana749]

She doesn't do these promotional shows anymore.

[@nitroman58v90]

Looks like an A5 to B5 chord, and that's it? The bass line is very cool.

[@CastellonZamora]

groovy

[@JeremyHolmes]

Jim Gaffigan is killing it now.

[@eggieflip]

The studio version of this song ROCKS. Why do they all look like they don’t want to be there? I’d be jammin!

[@tallmunchkin868]

Eric Lesinski In fairness, they’re primarily playing for a radio audience that will only hear them. But also, I really think Neko changes the dynamic of the group in ways beyond her clear vocal prowess.

[@deanomar1356]

It doesn't sound very much different from the studio recording, except for Carl's whooing, which is too loud and distracting.

[@GuppyPupples]

It's a studio performance, so there's less theatrics. I would also bet this was in the morning.

[@miss_princess_lily]

Max Azzarello brought me here ♥

[@mato1896]

They are so much better live...

[@edperkins44]

Heard, but didn't see the tambourine

[@JohnTheBear1961]

Joe's high hat.

[@edperkins44]

Heard, but didn't see the hand claps.

[@ElectricLabel]

Where's Neko?

[@WiloPolis03]

She doesn't always tout with them because of her solo career, but this song doesn't feature her anyways. (I actually got to see them live with Neko a few months ago, they all sound awesome together)

[@andrebitoff3726]

Human League

[@deanomar1356]

Reminds me of them too.

[@stevenruvolo499]

whos the other female singer?

[@thecurrent]

Kathryn Calder and Simi Stone were both singing

[@adrenalinejunkie4788]

@@thecurrent Both terrific artists. As is Coco Hames, who had a notable stint with the band a few years ago.

[@oscar_461]

So why the long face ? :p

[@jameshanafee2090]

Blaine looks so bored haha

[@mikesoran797]

Joe Sieders is better than Ringo

[@deanomar1356]

I wonder why Carl ruins the chorus with stupid whooing, while everyone else is doing their best playing and singing brilliantly.

[@tallmunchkin868]

The “whoos” are in the original recording, I’m pretty sure Carl just doesn’t realize how loud they are in the mix here.

[@deanomar1356]

@@tallmunchkin868 OK, I just hadn't realized the "whoos" in the album recording before, but now I do.

[@traixa]

I am glad someone else noticed this. Agree it's in the original track but it's back in the vocal mix where it doesn't distract from the gorgeous main harmonies. Still an amazing song, one of the loveliest powerpop groove tracks in recent memory.

[@kaileegirl1785]

I like this song but they all look so stiff, like they’re not enjoying it.

[@shinigami146]

Blaine, the keyboardist, definitely looks bored as he has very little to do in this song while playing a VERY simple melody over and over again.

[@mcxulu9]

Simi Stone needs to learn the lyrics

[@kmaguire7161]

Weird comment. Seems like every New Pornographers video people need to make comments about the female band members. Comparing them, almost creepily obsessing over them, or criticizing them.

[@mcxulu9]

Kaveh Maguire there’s the creepy comment

[@wildmercuryfilms]

Kaveh Maguire Firstly, I didn’t notice that Simi was off. Secondly, I don’t know who Simi is. Thirdly: If someone is criticized, and gender is not mentioned as the reason for the criticism, then why bring gender into the convo?

[@shinigami146]

Which lyrics did she not learn according to you? You know the lyrics better than a band member?

[@WiloPolis03]

@@shinigami146 Her vocals are great but there's one or two times when she says "smile" instead of "love" or vice versa