The New Pornographers detail new LP ‘The Former Site Of,’ share “Votive”

The New Pornographers have been preparing to release a new album, and now they’ve officially announced The Former Site Of. It’s their tenth LP, due out on March 27 via Merge, and features frequent contributor Neko Case and drummer Charley Drayton (but not Dan Bejar this time). “Having time in my studio really opened things up,” frontman A.C. Newman says. “I don’t like wasting my bandmates’ time, and always felt guilty when I’d give them a song, ask them to do something, then completely change the song and ask them to do it again. Now I can get the skeleton of a song together first—just a couple of elements, the key feeling, really as little as possible—before bringing it to the band and running from there.” See the cover art and tracklist below.

They’ve shared a new single, “Votive,” which has Newman and Kathryn Calder harmonizing over mandolin and synths. Watch the video, animated by Michael Arthur, below.

The New Pornographers’ spring tour with Will Sheff of Okkervil River begins in April, and includes an NYC show at Webster Hall on April 23. Josh Wells (Destroyer, Black Mountain) will drum with the band on this outing, and you can see all dates below.

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS – THE FORMER SITE OF TRACKLIST
1. Great Princess Story
2. Pure Sticker Shock
3. Ballad Of The Last Payphone
4. Spooky Action
5. Wish You Could See Me I’m Killing It
6. Votive
7. The Wine Remembers The Water
8. Calligraphy
9. Bonus Mai Tais
10. The Former Site Of

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS: 2026 TOUR DATES
April 22—Boston, MA—The Wilbur *
April 23—New York, NY—Webster Hall *
April 24—Glenside, PA—Keswick Theatre *
April 25—Rochester, NY—Water Street Music Hall *
April 27—Detroit, MI—El Club *
April 29—Millvale, PA—Mr. Smalls Theatre *
April 30—Cleveland, OH—House of Blues *
May 1—Milwaukee, WI—Turner Hall *
May 2—Minneapolis, MN—The Fitzgerald Theater *
May 3—Chicago, IL—The Metro *
May 5—Englewood, CO—Gothic Theatre *
May 6—Salt Lake City, UT—The Commonwealth Room *
May 8—Seattle, WA—The Showbox *
May 9—Portland, OR—Aladdin Theater *
May 11—San Francisco, CA—The Castro Theatre *
May 12—Los Angeles, CA—Teragram Ballroom *
May 13—Phoenix, AZ—Crescent Ballroom *
May 15—Austin, TX—Mohawk Outside *
May 16—Dallas, TX—The Kessler Theater *
May 17—Baton Rouge, LA—Chelsea’s Live *
May 19—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse *
May 20—Saxapahaw, NC—Haw River Ballroom *
May 21—Washington, DC—9:30 Club *

* with Will Sheff (of Okkervil River)