The New Pornographers have introduced their first tour since 2024. The reveals happen throughout america in April and Might of subsequent yr. Assist will come from Okkervil River’s Will Sheff. See the group’s tour schedule under.
The New Pornographers haven’t carried out reside because the arrest and dismissal of Joe Seiders—the drummer who’s serving a three-year jail sentence after pleading responsible to felony possession of kid pornography and misdemeanor counts of intent to invade privateness by way of use of a hid digital camera, annoying minors, and tried invasion of privateness by way of cameras.
In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone’s Jon Blistein, New Pornographers frontman A.C. Newman mentioned the Seiders scenario, the choice to not change the band’s identify, and a forthcoming new album. “He needed to be caught,” Newman mentioned of his former bandmate. “It’s not a greater alternate historical past the place he doesn’t get caught and he’s nonetheless within the band. That’s the worst alternate historical past. All of it needed to occur.”
The group’s new album will comply with 2023’s Proceed as a Visitor, and it was initially recorded with Seiders. Following his arrest and dismissal from the band, Newman received Charley Drayton to remake the drum elements. (Drayton will possible not tour with the New Pornographers, and they don’t but have a everlasting drummer, in line with Rolling Stone.) “Charley’s simply top-of-the-line drummers on the planet, and I’m fortunate that I knew him,” Newman mentioned. “His longtime girlfriend and my spouse are actually good mates. I feel a few days after all of it occurred, he mentioned to my spouse, ‘Inform Carl to name me. I’ll do it.’ And he’s such an enormous deal that I feel I wanted that.”
The New Pornographers:
04-22 Boston, MA – The Wilbur *
04-23 New York, NY – Webster Corridor *
04-24 Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre *
04-25 Rochester, NY – Water Avenue Music Corridor *
04-27 Detroit, MI – El Membership *
04-29 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre *
04-30 Cleveland, OH – Home of Blues *
05-01 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Corridor *
05-02 Minneapolis, MN – The Fitzgerald Theater *
05-03 Chicago, IL – The Metro *
05-05 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre *
05-06 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – The Commonwealth Room *
05-08 Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
05-09 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater *
05-11 San Francisco, CA – The Castro Theatre *
05-12 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom *
05-13 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *
05-15 Austin, TX – Mohawk Exterior *
05-16 Dallas, TX – The Kessler Theater *
05-17 Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s Stay *
05-19 Atlanta, GA – Selection Playhouse *
05-20 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom *
05-21 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Membership *
* with Will Sheff
