The New Pornographers Do "Brill Bruisers" on "Letterman" - News
"Wait, what happened to the Old Pornographers?" asked David Letterman on last night's "Late Show". Naturally, he then introduced his musical guests the New Pornographers, who did the title track from...
View ArticleNew Pornographers Visit the Brill Building for "Funny or Die" Sketch, Live...
The New Pornographers just released their latest album,Brill Bruisers, last month on Matador. Today, frontman A.C. Newman visits the historic New York pop factory, the Brill Building, in a sketch for...
View ArticleNew Pornographers Drummer Kurt Dahle Leaves Band - News
Drummer Kurt Dahle has left the New Pornographers, who announced the news on their Facebook, as Brooklyn Vegan points out. "Kurt Dahle is leaving the New Pornographers," the band wrote. "It has been a...
View ArticleThe New Pornographers Perform "Dancehall Domine" on "Conan" - News
The New Pornographers were musical guests on "Conan" last night, and they performed "Dancehall Domine" for the live studio audience. Watch the band perform the Brill Bruisers cut below.
View ArticleThe New Pornographers Announce Tour - News
The New Pornographers have announced a festival-heavy tour in support of last year's Brill Bruisers. It includes stops at Sasquatch! Music Festival, Primavera Sound, NXNE, NOS Primavera Sound, and...
View ArticleAndrew Bird's Cover of New Pornographers' "The Fake Headlines" Gets New Video...
Last year, Andrew Bird shared his cover of the New Pornographers' Mass Romantic track "The Fake Headlines". It's set to be featured on Good People Rock, a new compilation from the Montreal-based...
View ArticleThe New Pornographers Go to Cuba With "Champions of Red Wine" Video - News
The New Pornographers have shared a visual for their Brill Bruisers single "Champions of Red Wine". Directorial team Cudmore + Leblanc filmed the entire video – which concerns a self-proclaimed...
View ArticleFestival Report: Primavera Sound 2015 - Feature
Our overview of last weekend's Primavera festival featuring photos and set reviews of acts including Patti Smith, Perfume Genius, Mac DeMarco, and Run the Jewels. By Mark Richardson and Jeremy Gordon;...
View ArticleDrake, Caribou, Tobias Jesso Jr., The New Pornographers Make Polaris Prize...
The short list has been revealed for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, which honors the best album of the year by a Canadian artist. It is: Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Tobias Jesso Jr.'s...
View ArticleThe New Pornographers Perform "Moves" and "Brill Bruisers" at Pitchfork Music...
The New Pornographers were among the artists performing at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. Below, watch them play "Moves" (from Together) and "Brill Bruisers" (from the 2014 album of the same name).
View ArticleA.C. Newman Appears in "Drunk History" Sketch About Thomas Edison - News
On last night's episode of Comedy Central's "Drunk History", Duncan Trussell told a story about Thomas Edison. The sketch starred Chris Parnell and Michael McKean, and the segment also featured a cameo...
View ArticleNew Pornographers Share "Dancehall Domine" Video - News
The New Pornographers have shared a new video for "Dancehall Domine", from their recent album Brill Bruisers. The video was made by Leblanc + Cudmore, and shows the band performing in a handful of...
View ArticleLists & Guides: The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 - Feature
From Perfume Genius' heroic glam, to Sophie's oil-slick electronic excursions, to Young Thug's masterful weirdness, to Taylor Swift's bulletproof pop, to Future Islands' sweeping synth rock, these are...
View ArticleLists & Guides: 2014 Readers Poll Results - Feature
Your picks for the year's Top Albums and Tracks, Most Underrated/Overrated Albums, Best Videos, Best Album Covers, and Best New Artists.
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 - Feature
Check out a gallery of live shots from this year's fest featuring Chance the Rapper, Sleater-Kinney, Wilco, Run the Jewels, Jamie xx, Kurt Vile, and more.
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Pitchfork Music Festival 2015: Portraits - Feature
A gallery of stills and GIFs featuring many of this year's Pitchfork Fest performers including: Run the Jewels, Panda Bear, Perfume Genius, the Julie Ruin, Mac DeMarco, and more. By Erik Sanchez.
View ArticleLists & Guides: The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest - Feature
From Bikini Kill to Elliott Smith, the records that withstand the rain
View ArticleThe New Pornographers and Waxahatchee Announce Tour - News
The New Pornographers have announced a 2017 tour of the United States. The tour kicks off on April 18 at the famous First Avenue club in Minneapolis; Waxahatchee is set to join the New Pornographers...
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The New Pornographers Announce New Album Whiteout Conditions, Share New Song...
The New Pornographers have announced a new album. Whiteout Conditions is the follow-up to 2014’s Brill Bruisers; it’s out April 7 via the band’s own imprint Collected Works Records (in partnership with...
View ArticleListen to the New Pornographers’ New Song “This is the World of the Theater”...
The New Pornographers have shared a new song from their forthcoming album Whiteout Conditions. Listen to “This Is the World of the Theater” below. The band previously released the song “High Ticket...
View Article7 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Father John Misty, Arca, Future...
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming...
View ArticleWhiteout Conditions - Album Review
The New Pornographers’ seventh album is a peppy team effort, rich with new wave synths and closely blended harmonies. It’s their first LP without Dan Bejar, and lacks his stranger inklings.
View ArticleRaffi “Strongly Objects” to New Pornographers’ Name, A.C. Newman Trolls Raffi...
Beloved children’s musician Raffi Cavoukian has taken a firm stance against the New Pornographers’ band name (as Exclaim! notes). He tweeted today, “strongly object to that name. as bad as ‘food p**n’...
View ArticleRaffi Apologizes to the New Pornographers - News
Yesterday, children’s music icon Raffi tweeted that he “strongly objects” to the New Pornographers’ band name. He clarified his belief that “porn” is “not a word to normalize in public conversation.”...
View ArticleGreil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10: What Do You Call Father John Misty? -...
Real Life Rock Top 10: Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan’s theory of atomic rock, the musical throwbacks of “Big Little Lies” and “The Young Pope,” the godly facades of Father John Misty and St. Vincent, and...
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