John Collins Neko Case Daniel Bejar A.C. Newman Todd Fancey Kathryn Calder
ex Kurt Dahle, Fisher Rose, Blaine Thurier, Simi Sernaker, Joe Seiders
ex Kurt Dahle, Fisher Rose, Blaine Thurier, Simi Sernaker, Joe Seiders
Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, presented as a musical collective of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects.
ALBUMS
The New Pornographers
Ballad Of The Last Payphone
2025, 7", Single, Ltd, Num, Merge Records, 
,
, Indie Rock/Power Pop
The New Pornographers
Continue As A Guest
2023, 
,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Power Pop
The New Pornographers
Stand-Up
2019, 7", RSD, Single, Ltd, Concord Records, Collected Works
The New Pornographers
In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights
2019
The New Pornographers
High Ticket Attractions / Sky High
2017, 7", Concord Records
The New Pornographers
Whiteout Conditions
2017
The New Pornographers
Dancehall Domine
2014, CDr, Single, Promo, Matador
The New Pornographers
Brill Bruisers
2014, 
,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Brill Bruisers
2014, ,
, Indie Rock/Power Pop
The New Pornographers
Moves
2011, 7", Ltd, Matador
Carl Newman*, The New Pornographers
Carl Newman's Get Together Playlist for Spring 2010
2010, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Matador, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
The New Pornographers
Crash Years
2010
The New Pornographers
Togetherness: The New Pornographers Play Outrageous Cherry
2010, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Together
2010, CD Digipak, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Challengers
2007, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Matador, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Radio DPRO
2007, CD, EP, Promo, Matador
The New Pornographers
Challengers
2007, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Myriad Harbour
2007, 
,
, Pop Rock/Indie Rock
New Pornographers*
Live!
2006, CD, Album, The Blue Curtain, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
High Art, Local News
2005, 7", S/Sided, Ltd, Promo, Matador
The New Pornographers
Radio EP
2005, CD, EP, Promo, Matador
The New Pornographers
Twin Cinema
2005, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Sing Me Spanish Techno
2005, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Electric Version
2003, CD, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Letter From An Occupant
2002, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Mass Romantic
2000, CD, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Covers!
2009, CD, Comp, Ltd, Merge Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Acoustic
Various
Music From The Motion Picture "Men With Brooms"
2002, CD, Comp, Universal
APPEARANCES +
The New Pornographers
Really Really Light
2023, File, FLAC, Single, 24-, Merge Records
The New Pornographers
Pontius Pilate’s Home Movies
2023, 3xFile, FLAC, Single, 24-, Merge Records
The New Pornographers
Angelcover
2023, 2xFile, FLAC, Single, 24-, Merge Records
The New Pornographers
Firework In The Falling Snow - Acoustic Version (Featuring Aimee Mann)
2023, File, MP3, Single, 320, Merge Records
The New Pornographers
One Kind Of Solomon
2019, File, FLAC, Single, Concord Records, 
,
, Alternative Rock
The New Pornographers
The Surprise Knock
2019, File, FLAC, Single, Concord Records
The New Pornographers
Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile
2019, File, FLAC, Single, Concord Records
The New Pornographers
War On The East Coast
2014, File, FLAC, MP3, WAV, Single, Matador
The New Pornographers
iTunes Live From SoHo
2008, 11xFile, AAC, 256, Matador
The New Pornographers
The Spirit Of Giving
2007, 3xFile, AAC, EP, 256, Matador, ,
, Indie Rock
The New Pornographers
Challengers
2007, DVDr, DVD-V, Promo, PAL, Matador
The New Pornographers
The Body Says No
2006, File, AAC, Single, Copy Prot., 128, Mint Records (12)
The New Pornographers
Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)
2005, 4xFile, AAC, EP, Mint Records (12)
Whitehorse (3) / Sarah Harmer / Great Lake Swimmers
Polaris Cover Sessions No. 1
2015, 10", Ora, Polaris Music Prize
The Bone Idles* / Danger!Man
Kaos Conspiracy
2013, 
,
, Punk/Hardcore
Vitamin String Quartet*
Per_Versions
2009, CD, Album, Vitamin, ,
, Contemporary/Indie Rock
Various
Dark Was The Night
2009, 2x CD, ,
, Indie Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Good Music To Lift Los Angeles
2025,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Folk/Indie Pop/Synth-pop/Folk Rock/Alt-Pop
Various
Merge Records Fall/Winter Sampler 2023
2023, CD, Promo, Smplr, Merge Records,
Various
Save Stereogum: An '00s Covers Comp
2020, 55x File, ,
, Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Acoustic
Various
Live At The World Café Volume 42
2018, CD, Comp, World Café,
Various
Dreams (15 Tracks Of The Month's Best Music)
2017, CD, Comp, Uncut (2),
Various
Dine Alone Summer Sampler
2017, 26xFile, MP3, Smplr, 192, Dine Alone Records, ,
, Power Pop/Indie Rock/Pop Punk/Post-Punk/Acoustic/Alternative Rock/Rock & Roll/Garage Rock/Punk
Various
FM4 Soundselection 36
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music Entertainment Austria GmbH, 
,
, Alternative Rock
Various
97.3 KBCO Studio C Volume 29
2017, CD, KBCO, ,
, Acoustic/Indie Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Concord Music Group August 2017 Triple A Radio Single
2017, CD, Comp, Promo, Concord Music Group, Inc.,
Various
New Music Sampler KBCO 97.3 2017
2017, CD, Promo, Smplr, KBCO, Concord Music Group
Various
Triple A Radio Single March 2017
2017, CD, Comp, Promo, Concord Music Group,
Various
Triple A Radio Singles May 2017
2017, CDr, Comp, Promo, Concord Music Group
Various
Triple A Radio Singles July 2017
2017, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Concord Music Group
Various
Momentos 2014 Vol. II Canciones Internacionales
2015, CD, Comp, Promo, Sinedín Music, 
,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Indie Pop/Disco/New Wave/Post Rock/Country Rock
Various
FM4 Soundselection 31
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Last Gang Records 2014 Fall Sampler
2014, CD, Comp, Promo, Last Gang Records
Various
The Gift That Keeps Giving
2014, CD, Comp, Crimson, ,
, Indie Rock/Indie Pop/Synth-pop/Holiday
Various
89.3 The Current / Live Current Volume 10
2014, CD, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Team Mint 20
2012, CD, Comp, Mint Records (12), ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Power Pop/Punk
Various
New Music Sampler
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, WFUV
Various
WXPN 88.5 New Music Sampler
2012, CD, Promo, SBR Creative Media
Various
Just Tell Me That You Want Me - A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac
2012, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
ONXRT: Live From The Archives Vol. 13
2011, CD, Not On Label, ,
, Indie Pop/Rock & Roll/Alternative Rock
Various
Intended Play 2010
2010, 9xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256, Matador
Various
Matador At 21
2010, 2xLP, Comp, Matador
Various
Matador At 21 - Matador Today (2008-2010)
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Matador At 21
2010, Box + 6xCD, Comp, Ltd, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Spoken Word/Indie Rock/Lo-Fi/Experimental
Various
SCORE! Twenty Years Of Merge Records
2009, 14xCD, Comp + 3xCD, Album + Box, Ltd, Merge Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock
Various
Matador Music - Volume Two
2009, 3xCD, Comp, Promo, Matador,
Various
Dark Was The Night
2009, 31xFile, AAC, Comp, 256, 4AD
Various
American Teen (Music From The Motion Picture)
2008, CD, Comp, Columbia, ,
, Indie Rock/Synth-pop/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Soundtrack
Various
The Voices And Faces Project, Vol. 1
2008, CD, Comp, Burn And Shiver, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk
Various
Live At The World Cafe Volume 26: Marathon
2008, CD, Comp, NPR
Various
Intended Play Spring 2008
2008
Various
Heroes Original Soundtrack
2008, ,
, Soundtrack/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Une Rentrée 2007 - Vol. 1
2007, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, 
,
, Alternative Rock/Chanson/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Monolog/Grime/Hip Hop/Downtempo
Various
Independent Innovative Creative
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Vital Sales & Marketing, ,
, Folk Rock/Leftfield/Indie Rock/Lo-Fi/Contemporary Jazz/Neofolk/Breakbeat/IDM/Ethereal/Progressive House/Downtempo/Ghetto
Various
Rocker In Your Locker
2007, CD, Comp, Universal Music Canada
Various
Sonic Boom - 10 Years! Great Minds Think Alike
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Sonic Boom Recordings,
Various
Warner Time (2007.11)
2007, CD, Promo, Smplr, Warner Music Group
Various
Warner Time Hits Collection 2007-10
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Japan
Various
Now Hear This! (15 Great Tunes Hand-Picked By The Word) (September 2007)
2007, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Indie Rock/Country/Abstract/Downtempo/Folk
Various
Intended Play Spring 2006
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Matador, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Everything Is Nicer
2006, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., Promo, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Electro/Indie Rock
Various
Comes With A Smile Vol. 16 (How They Wash Away...)
2006, CD, Comp, Comes With A Smile, ,
, Folk Rock/Country Rock/Abstract/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Roadshow
2006, 2x7", Comp, Ltd, Mint Records (12), ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Mint Records Presents: The CBC Radio 3 Sessions
2006, CD, Album, Promo, Smplr, Mint Records (12), CBC Radio 3, Exclaim, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
A Mint Harvest: Mint Records Sampler - Fall 2006 Version
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Mint Records (12),
Various
2006 Polaris Music Prize Album Of The Year Nominees
2006, CD, Comp, Warner Music Canada
Various
Falcon Beach -The Soundtrack Of Your Summer Volume 1
2006, CD, Comp, Universal, ,
, Soundtrack
Various
2006 Polaris Music Prize Album Of The Year Nominees
2006, CD, Comp, Dig, Warner Music Canada, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Fresh Breath Of Mint! Mint Sampler Update 2006!
2006
Various
Fresh Breath Of Mint! Mint Sampler 2005!
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Mint Records (12),
Various
Intended Play 2005: The Wrongs Of Spring
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Matador
Various
The Cornerstone Player 063
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Promo + DVD, Comp, Promo, Cornerstone Promotion, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Monolog/Promotional/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Synth-pop/Minimal
Various
A.D.A. Fall 2005 Sampler
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Alternative Distribution Alliance, ,
, Turntablism/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Stoner Rock/Rock & Roll/Acoustic/Folk Rock/Math Rock/Prog Rock/Experimental/Space Rock/Post-Hardcore/Alternative Rock/Lo-Fi/Punk
Various
Promo Only Modern Rock Radio: October 05
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Promo Only
Various
Matador Spring 2005 AAA Sampler
2005, CD, Promo, Matador
Various
Oni Mix 2005
2005, CDr, Comp, Smplr, Oni Press, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Breakbeat/Electro/Downtempo
Various
Matador Records Presents Intended Play 2005: Wrongs Of Spring
2005, CD, Comp, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Weeds: Music From The Original Series
2005, ,
, Folk Rock/Soundtrack/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Matador At Fifteen
2004, 2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Comp, NTSC, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Emo/Ambient/Acoustic/Electro
Various
Intended Play Spring/Summer 2004
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Matador, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
CBC Radio 3 Sessions Vol. 01
2004, CD, Comp, Dig, CBC Records, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Matador Records: Intended Play 2003
2003, CD, Promo, Matador, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Matador Records:Intended Play Spring 2003
2003, CD, Promo, Smplr, Matador, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Bluenotes: Not Bad Eh?!
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Rock River, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rap/Contemporary R&B
Various
The Cornerstone Player 043
2003, CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo + DVD, Cornerstone Promotion, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Monolog/Promotional/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Synth-pop/Minimal
Various
The Cornerstone Player 045
2003, CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo + DVD, Cornerstone Promotion, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Monolog/Promotional/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Synth-pop/Minimal
Various
CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 113 June 2003
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, College Music Journal, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Power Pop/Punk
Various
Beggars Group Fall Sampler 2003
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Beggars Group, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Playground Music Præsenterer Stolt Album Sampler Forår No 1 / 2003
2003, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Playground Music Scandinavia
Various
Vital Music - Chain With No Name
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Not, Vital Sales & Marketing, ,
, Folk
Various
Radio Cookie Scene 0012 June / July 2003
2003, CD, Comp, Cookie Scene, 
,
, Indie Pop
Various
No Bull! (A Matador Sampler 2003)
2003, CD, Smplr, Car, Matador, Inertia, Remote Control, 
Various
Another Night, Just Yet Not Another Day (The Hi-Lo Tunez Plan: 3rd Step)
2003, 
,
, Punk/Indie Rock
Various
All Or Nothing
2002, CD, Comp, Uncut (2), ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Industrial/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Classic Rock/Synth-pop
Various
Rock Sound Volume 48
2002, CD, Comp, Rock Sound,
Various
Don’t Shoot The Toy Piano Player
2002, 2xCD, Comp, WFMU, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Prog Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Punk
Various
Cheaply Made, Cheaply Priced
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Sinedín Music, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/IDM/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Fubar - The Album
2002, CD, Comp, Aquarius Records (3), ,
, Soundtrack/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Hardcore/Punk/Classic Rock
Various
Febbraio 2002
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Il Mucchio Selvaggio,
Various
Fubar-The Album Radio And Retail Sampler
2002, CD, Promo, Smplr, Aquarius Records (3)
Various
Rockstar Compilation Volume 3 - Rock 'n' Roll Star
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Rockstar, ,
, Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Punk/Industrial/Indie Rock
Various
Vital Music - Chain With No Name
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Vital Sales & Marketing, ,
, Acoustic/Downtempo/Indie Rock
Various
This Is Radio Cookie Scene 06/2002
2002, CD, Comp, Cookie Scene, ,
, Indie Pop
Various
Canned Hamm's Karazma: Reimagined
2001, CD, Comp, Pro-Am Entertainment International, Pro-Am Entertainment International, ,
, Alternative Rock/Comedy/Indie Rock/Folk
Various
Team Mint Volume Two
2001, CD, Comp, Smplr, Mint Records (12), ,
, Surf/Garage Rock/Indie Rock/Prog Rock/Punk/Art Rock/Post-Punk/Post Rock/Synth-pop
Various
CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 91 March 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Cle, College Music Journal,
Various
Virgin Recommends Volume 4
2001, CD, Comp, Enh, Promo, Virgin Recommends
Various
Vancouver Special
2000, CD, Comp, Mint Records (12),
Various
Elitaeres Gehabe - Teil Zwei
Cass, Comp, Num, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
, Indie Rock/Punk/Hardcore/Pop Punk/Emo/Stoner Rock/Alternative Rock/Math Rock