The news of an upcoming New Pornographers album happened while I was on blog leave, but today Pitchfork released an interview with A.C. (or Carl) Newman in which he revealed some more details about the album. It's to be called Challengers, and will be released in August.As for the tracklisting, some Dan Bejar songs to appear on the album are "Myriad Harbor," "Entering White Cecilia," and "The Spirit of Giving," and some of the other tracks are "All These Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth", "Go Places", "Challengers", and "All the Old Showstoppers." Newman also mentioned that the album is quieter and includes a 6-and-a-half minute song, something unusual for the NP's. From the interview, it also sounds like Neko Case will be touring with NP's in the fall, though Dan Bejar is unlikely to (if you've ever been to a New Pornographers' concert, it's pretty freaking obvious that he HATES playing live). Read the full interview here.
Upcoming Tour Dates
April 28 - Indio, CA at Coachella
June 18 - London UK at Bar Academy SOLD OUT
June 19 - London UK at Borderline SOLD OUT
June 20 - London UK at 93 Ft East
June 22 - Pilton UK at Glastonbury Festival
July 4 - New York, NY at Battery Park w/ Midlake
July 15 - Chicago, IL - Union Park at Pitchfork Music Festival
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Meanwhile, Iron & Wine will be releasing a new single on July 10 to promote the upcoming album, The Shepherd's Dog; Wilco has added new tour dates; and Kaiser Chiefs has announced some.
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Thanks Kate, Iam a great lover of The New Pornographers, found your blog by accident, you got some good stuff here, informed news,interesting stories,hoping to catch them at Glasto this year, will come back again soon, see ya
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