- indie rock
- 41 min
- 10 tracks
- Merge Records
The Former Site Of is the tenth studio album by Canadian indie rock band the New Pornographers, released on March 27, 2026 via Merge Records. The record was led by the singles "Votive", "Pure Sticker Shock", and "Spooky Action" and was also preceded by an earlier version of "Ballad of the Last Payphone".
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Spare, grave, classical in form and cool.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- 1Great Princess Story4:11
- 2Pure Sticker Shock4:10
- 3Ballad of the Last Payphone3:50
- 4Spooky Action4:53
- 5Wish You Could See Me I’m Killing It3:40
- 6Votive3:45
- 7Wine Remembers the Water1:48
- 8Calligraphy3:48
- 9Bonus Mai Tais4:35
- 10The Former Site Of6:38
10 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The New Pornographers
- Label
- Merge Records
- Released
- March 27, 2026
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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