The New Pornographers

Operators playing Baby's before Future Islands tour, then touring with The New Pornographers (updated dates)

As discussed, Dan Boeckner’s current band Operators are set to support the upcoming Future Islands tour, including the NYC shows on January 8 & 9 at Terminal 5 (night 1 still on sale, night 2 sold o…

Tom Scharpling tells us his "Top 10 For 2014"; new online version of 'The Best Show' debuts tonight

As mentioned, Tom Scharpling‘s much loved, much missed The Best Show makes its return tonight (12/16) in live podcast form with the whole gang (Mike, Gary, Roy, Vance) in tow…

Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2014

Pitchfork have begun rolling out their year-end coverage, and today they posted their Top 100 Tracks of 2014. Like every year, it’s a very diverse list, with songs from Taylor Swift, The New Pornographers, iLoveMakonnen, Protomartyr, Cloud Nothings, Rae Sreummurd, Makthaverskan, Ty Segall, Parquet Courts, Azealia Banks, White Lung, Perfect Pussy, Dej Loaf, Migos, Alvvays, Against…

SPIN's Top 50 Albums of 2014

SPIN returned with their Top Albums of 2014 list today. It’s got a lot of the indie albums that usually show up on these lists (Caribou, Future Islands, FKA twigs, Parquet Courts, Cloud Nothings, How to Dress Well, Swans,…

Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2014

We’re just over a month away from 2015 and those UK year-end lists keep pouring in. Now British music mag Uncut has posted their 75 Best Albums of 2…

The New Pornographers played Hammerstein with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (pics, setlist)

“Would it be cool if @TheNewPornos play for too long tonight in NYC? I’m thinking we should really wear out our welcome.” – AC Newman New Pornographers / TPOBPAH @ Hammerstein Ballroom 11/17/2014 Carl Newman wasn’t kidding about a lengthy set…

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 in pics: Judas Priest, King Diamond, Nas, Gorilla Biscuits, Neutral Milk Hotel and MANY more

Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest wrapped up this past weekend with a variety of killer music across punk, metal, hip hop, indie, electronic and plenty of the in-between, plus comedy, wrestling, BMX competitions and more…

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 day 2 pics (King Diamond, Nas, Sick of It All, Modest Mouse, New Pornographers, Glassjaw, more)

Fun Fun Fun Fest continued at Austin’s Auditorium Shores on Saturday (11/8) after kicking off a day earlier. Day 2 brought another great and varied lineup with theatrical metal legend King Diamond, Nas playing the seminal Illmatic in full, consistently great indie rock from Modest Mouse, The New Pornographers and more, hardcore vets Sick of It All playing from the Blood Sweat/Scratch the Surface era, garage rock from Black Lips, King Tuff, and Twin Peaks, handsome punks Iceage, an industrial-tinged set from synth pop pioneer Gary Numan, Canadian rippers METZ, post-hardcore crushers Glassjaw, debaucherous psych band Fat White Family, and m…

The New Pornographers' new drummer is...

As mentioned The New Pornographers‘ longtime drummer Kurt Dahle left the band abruptly in September, just a few days after playing NYC’s The Brill Building…

The New Pornographers made a video for "Dancehall Domine" (watch)

One of the catchiest songs on The New Pornographers‘ Brill Bruisers (an album filled with super-catchy songs) is “Dancehall Domine” which is the new single and just got a video from directorial team Leblanc + Cudmore…
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