The Former Site of the New Pornographers

Description

A woman is trapped on a cruise ship. A preacher decides to go down with his town. A man at the florist finds himself lost in the meaning of the arrangement. These and other people at personal and societal extremes are the subjects of ten timely, timeless short stories collected as meticulously crafted pop songs by The New Pornographers on ‘The Former Site of…’ The album, like ‘Continue as a Guest’, finds The New Pornographers – bandleader A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Kathryn Calder, John Collins, and Todd Fancey – expanding their already rich catalogue in surprising fashion. Joined by legendary session drummer Charley Drayton (Divinyls, Keith Richards, Fiona Apple), the space contained in a New Pornographers song has never been this clearly articulated or generously textured, giving a distinct pulse to the characters whose lives spill out in Newman’s tender, evocative lyrics.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Great Princess Story – The New Pornographers
2. Pure Sticker Shock – The New Pornographers
3. Ballad of the Last Payphone – The New Pornographers
4. Spooky Action – The New Pornographers
5. Wish You Could See Me I’m Killing It – The New Pornographers
6. Votive – The New Pornographers
7. The Wine Remembers the Water – The New Pornographers
8. Calligraphy – The New Pornographers
9. Bonus Mai Tais – The New Pornographers
10. The Former Site Of – The New Pornographers