Allan Carl Newman, known professionally as A. C. Newman, born April 14, 1968, in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He performed with the indie rock bands Superconductor and Zumpano in the 1990s before founding the power-pop supergroup The New Pornographers in 2000, serving as their primary songwriter and vocalist; their debut album, Mass Romantic (2000), was ranked 24th among the greatest indie albums of all time by Blender. He launched his solo career with The Slow Wonder (2004), followed by Get Guilty (2009), which reached number 99 on the United States chart and featured the single "Prophets". His third solo album, Shut Down the Streets (2012), was recorded in Woodstock, New York, and was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize, accompanied by the single "I'm Not Talking".
