This is a preorder. Albums can be picked up or will be mailed out upon street date. Order by 3/13/26 to get by 3/27/26.

Label: Merge

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 their forthcoming album, 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 catalog 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. The Former Site Of adds new depth to the sound Newman shook loose through building and recording in a home studio, fine-tuning the band's creative process far beyond the lockdown-era necessities of remote collaboration.

Track listing:

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