Album
The Former Site Of
2026 · Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Former Site Of is an Alt/Indie album by The New Pornographers, originally released in 2026. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
About
The New Pornographers open their 10th album with an assessment of our potential near future, and the diagnosis is not good: “It’s quite a view from my deck chair/Sailor on this ship of doom.” It doesn’t get much sunnier from there. The zippiness that once propelled the indie-pop all-stars has given way over time to a sound that’s more layered and reflective, and on <i>The Former Site Of</i> they try to put on a brave face as they delve fully into the darkness. As a refrain on “Calligraphy,” the album’s grooviest track, goes, “God knows it’s Armageddon somewhere.” Over The New Pornographers’ nearly three decades in existence, they’ve transitioned from supergroup to largely the primary creative outlet of singer and guitarist Carl Newman, who wrote all the songs here. Sometimes he takes on the perspective of characters he creates (the aforementioned stranded cruise-ship passenger on “Great Princess Story,” a clergyman on the album’s title track who won’t abandon his church as the land around it is subsumed by water), sometimes he goes semi-autobiographical (choosing flowers for his parents’ graves on “Wish You Could See Me I’m Killing It”). He’s never sounded sadder, and it’s the best they’ve sounded in years.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Great Princess Story
- A2Pure Sticker Shock
- A3Ballad Of The Last Payphone
- A4Spooky Action
- A5Wish You Could See Me I’m Killing It
Side B
- B1Votive
- B2Wine Remembers The Water
- B3Calligraphy
- B4Bonus Mai Tais
- B5The Former Site Of
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- jangly
- euphoric
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- A.C. NewmanBAND , VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS, KEYBOARDS PERFORMER , VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS, KEYBOARDS VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS, KEYBOARDS
- Charley DraytonDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
- J.P. CarterPERFORMER , TRUMPET, EFFECTS TRUMPET , EFFECTS
- John CollinsBAND , BASS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS BASS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS PERFORMER , BASS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS
- Kathryn CalderBAND , KEYBOARDS, VOCALS KEYBOARDS, VOCALS PERFORMER , KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
- Macie StewartPERFORMER , STRINGS STRINGS
- Neko CaseBAND , VOCALS PERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Nora O'ConnorPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Nora StanleyALTO SAXOPHONE , TENOR SAXOPHONE PERFORMER , ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Paul RigbyPEDAL STEEL GUITAR PERFORMER , PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Todd FanceyBAND , GUITAR GUITAR PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Zach DjanikianBASS , GUITAR, MANDOLIN, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE PERFORMER , BASS, GUITAR, MANDOLIN, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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