The New Pornographers have announced their return with their first album in four years, due out this summer. Entitled Brill Bruisers, the 13-track effort follows up 2010's Together.
According to Consequence of Sound, the record was recorded at Little Blue in Woodstock, New York and at JC/DC Studios in Vancouver, BC as well as in Austin, Brooklyn, and Vermont.
The lineup for the record includes A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar, Blaine Thurier, John Collins, Kathryn Calder, Kurt Dahle, and Todd Fancey.
In a statement about the upcoming release, Newman said, "This is 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."
Brill Bruisers is due out August 26 via Matador Records. The band has shared the album's vibrant title track and tracklist as well as a schedule of tour dates in support of the record. Check it all out below.
Brill Bruisers Tracklist:
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
The New Pornographers 2014 Tour Dates:
07/18-20: Pemberton, BC @ Pemberton Music Festival
08/29-31: Edmonton, AB @ Sonic Boom Festival
09/06: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
09/06-07: Toronto, ON @ Riot Fest
10/05: Seattle, WA @ The Showbox *
10/06: 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 *
* = w/ The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
