personnel ; the new pornographers a.c. newman -- vocals , guitar , ebow , synthesizer , harmonica , pump organ , xylophone john collins -- bass , guitar , synthesizer , ebow , vocals kurt dahle -- drums , percussion , vocals dan bejar -- vocals , guitar , synthesizer , melodeon neko case -- vocals blaine thurier -- synthesizer todd fancey -- guitar kathryn calder -- vocals , piano ; additional personnel nora o'connor -- vocals david carswell -- slide guitar , vocals shaun brodie -- trumpet todd macdonald -- mandolin tyr jami -- cello amy tuyn -- art work sarah pedersen -- photography howard redekopp -- engineer songs '' the bleeding heart show '' is featured in television advertisements for the university of phoenix and emusic .