The New Pornographers Announce New Album 'In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights'
Friday, 02 August 2019
Written by Jon Stickler
The New Pornographers have announced details of their eighth studio album, 'In The Morse Code of Brake Lights'.
The follow up to 2017's 'Whiteout Conditions' is out on September 27 via the band's own Collected Work Records imprint in partnership with Concord Records. It's introduced with the power-pop first single Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile, which carries an infectious groove and boasts production by the band’s frontman A.C. Newman. He said:
"There are so many songs like 'the something of love' — you know, there's 'The Book of Love,' 'The Freeway of Love'… Then I thought of 'falling down the stairs of your love,' and I thought, that kind of works.
"I think it has that element of how do you deal with the ideas of love and happiness in this world right now? When current events are stressful, that makes a stress on people's relationships, and you’re trying to figure out how to be happy in this loving relationship in this world that seems ugly at every turn, which is not as easy as it seems. So I like the metaphor of love as something that you fall down."
The band will accompany the album's release with a slew of previously announced North American tour dates this autumn. Head below for further details.
'In The Morse Code of Brake Lights' tracklist:
1. You’ll Need A Backseat Driver
2. The Surprise Knock
3. Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile
4. Colossus Of Rhodes
5. Higher Beams
6. Dreamlike And On The Rush
7. You Won’t Need Those Where You’re Going
8. Need Some Giants
9. Opening Ceremony
10. One Kind Of Solomon
11 Leather On The Seat
The New Pornographers Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat August 17 2019 - TORONTO Ontario - Danforth Music Hall Theatre (Canada)
Thu September 19 2019 - WOODSTOCK New York - Levon Helm Studios (USA)
Fri September 27 2019 - MADISON Wisconsin - Majestic Theatre (USA)
Wed October 02 2019 - CHICAGO Illinois - Vic Theatre - Jam Productions (USA)
Mon November 04 2019 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Royale (USA)
Tue November 05 2019 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - 9:30 Club (USA)
Thu November 07 2019 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Steel (USA)
Mon November 11 2019 - ASHEVILLE North Carolina - Orange Peel (USA)
Tue November 12 2019 - ATLANTA Georgia - Buckhead Theatre presented by Cricket Wireless (USA)
We don't run any advertising! Our editorial content is solely funded by lovely people like yourself using Stereoboard's listings when buying tickets for live events. To keep supporting us, next time you're looking for concert, festival, sport or theatre tickets, please search for "Stereoboard". It costs you nothing, you may find a better price than the usual outlets, and save yourself from waiting in an endless queue on Friday mornings as we list ALL available sellers!
