The New Pornographers' 'This is the World of the Theater' Premieres at Noisey

"This is the World of the Theater," the new track from critically acclaimed supergroup The New Pornographers' forthcoming record Whiteout Conditions, is premiering at Noisey as well as via all streaming services; stream/share the song at http://bit.ly/2lhUDMf.

Whiteout Conditions is due April 7 and is the first release on the band's own Collected Works Records imprint in partnership with Concord Records. See below for a complete track list.

The group also recently premiered the track "High Ticket Attractions" with an interactive lyric video, directed by Chris Shier, at www.thenewpornographers.com. The video can be shared/embedded at http://csh.bz/highticket/iframe.html.

Whiteout Conditions is available for pre-order with a glow-in-the-dark poster now at www.thenewpornographers.com. The New Pornographers will also tour the U.S. and Europe this spring, starting with a headlining performance at the NPR SXSW opening night showcase at Stubb's on March 15. Tickets for all U.S. shows include a free download of the new album; see below for a complete list of dates.

Of writing the new record, founder and frontman A.C. Newman notes that, "At the beginning of this record, there was some thinking that we wanted it to be like a Krautrock Fifth Dimension. Of course, our mutated idea of what Krautrock is probably doesn't sound like Krautrock at all. But we were thinking: Let's try and rock in a different way."

Since their debut in 2000, The New Pornographers have released six studio albums including their most recent, Brill Bruisers, hailed as an "exuberant, synthpop-infused set" by Rolling Stone, "infectious" by Harper's Bazaar and "the grand and purposeful hookfest that you would hope these guys would come back with" by Stereogum. Pitchfork went on to note that "with the futurist sound of Brill Bruisers, the whole band embraces a more electric version of itself-bulked-up in chrome-plated armor, firing on all cylinders, and ready to steamroll anything in its path." The band celebrated the release with a special NPR Music "First Listen Live" concert at the legendary Brill Building, and performed songs from the album on both "Conan" and the "Late Show with David Letterman."

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