It's been almost 20 years since the New Pornographers released their instant-classic debut album Mass Romantic, and they're still going strong. Carl Newman's band is back today with the lead single from a new LP out this fall, their first since 2017's Whiteout Conditions. Both album and song boast evocative titles: The former is called…

Last year we heard Andrew Bird’s cover of the New Pornographers’ “The Fake Headlines,” part of the Yellow Bird Project‘s Good People Rock covers comp. Back then we noted that Elvis Perkins and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s Alec Ounsworth covered each other’s songs for the album, ...

The New Pornographers were the musical guests on Conan last night. They performed Brill Bruisers single “Dancehall Dominae,” which they recently put out a great video for. This was the band’s first TV appearance without founding drummer Kurt Dahle, who left the band last month. Watch below. Brill Bruisers is out now...

The New Pornographers have revealed the video for Brill Bruisers single “Dancehall Domine.” Directed by Leblanc + Cudmore, it finds Carl Newman and Kathryn Calder performing in a film studio amidst some absurd circumstances. Explains co-director Scott Cudmore: Sometimes I like watching the b-roll or behind the scenes or outta...

Founding drummer Kurt Dahle is leaving the New Pornographers. (That’s him with the popcorn behind Carl Newman in the press shot above.) As Brooklyn Vegan points out, the band announced Dahle’s departure in a Facebook post today: Kurt Dahle is leaving the New Pornographers. It has been a great 15 years playing with an amazing ...