The New Pornographers are back with a super-mega announcement of a new album (their sixth, Brill Bruisers), a new song (the title track), and some spankin’ new tour dates for the Fall (and before you ask…yes, Neko Case is on the album).
Head honcho singer guy A.C. Newman spoke to Pitchfork, calling the album “a celebration record…After periods of difficulty, I am at a place where nothing in my life is dragging me down and the music reflects that.”
Hopefully the band gives us more of what we’ve come to love and respect from them: some killer harmony, some delicious Case vocals (sorry other Pornogrpahers), and maybe, just maybe…loads of handclap-able beats.
Tracklist, tour dates and the single embed are all below:
Brill Bruisers:
01 Brill Bruisers
02 Champions of Red Wine
03 Fantasy Fools
04 War On The East Coast
05 Backstairs
06 Marching Orders
07 Another Drug Deal Of The Heart
08 Born With A Sound
09 Wide Eyes
10 Dancehall Domine
11 Spidyr
12 Hi-Rise
13 You Tell Me Where
Tour:
07-18-20 Pemberton, British Columbia – Pemberton Music Festival
08-29-31 Edmonton, Alberta – Sonic Boom Festival
09-06 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
09-06-07 Toronto, Ontario – Riot Fest
10-5-06 Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
10-08 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *
10-09 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory *
10-10 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot *
10-11 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre *
10-13 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom *
10-14 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre *
10-15 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace *
10-17 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern *
10-18 San Diego, CA – North Park Theatre *
11-04 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom *
11-05 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel *
11-06 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre *
11-07 New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre *
11-07-09 Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-10 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
11-11 Omaha, NE – Slowdown *
11-13 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater *
11-14 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre *
11-15 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues *
11-17 New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom *
11-19 Boston, MA – House of Blues *
11-20 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *
11-21 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
11-23 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
* with the Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Brill Bruisers will be in stores (if those still exist) August 26. It’s their first release since 2010’s Together. You should probably buy it.
YES.
I like the cover art.