The New Pornographers

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{{short description|Canadian indie rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = The New Pornographers
| image           = Music - New Pornographers - Prospect Park Bandshell (19586285503).jpg
| alt             = The band onstage
| caption         = The New Pornographers at Prospect Park Bandshell, July 11, 2015
| landscape       = yes
| origin          = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| genre           = [[Indie rock]], [[power pop]], [[post-punk revival]]
| years_active    = 1997–present
| label           = {{hlist|[[Matador Records|Matador]]|[[Concord Records|Concord]]|[[Mint Records|Mint]]|[[Last Gang Records|Last Gang]]|[[Merge Records|Merge]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Pretty Girls Make Graves]]|[[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]]|[[AC Newman]]|[[Limblifter]]|[[Superconductor (band)|Superconductor]]|[[Neko Case]]|[[Age of Electric]]|[[Zumpano]]}}
| website         = {{URL|thenewpornographers.com}}
| current_members = {{ubl|[[Kathryn Calder]]|[[Neko Case]]|John Collins|[[Todd Fancey]]|[[Carl Newman]]|[[Joe Seiders]]}}
| past_members    = {{ubl||[[Simi Sernaker|Simi Stone]]|[[Blaine Thurier]]|[[Kurt Dahle]]|Fisher Rose|[[Dan Bejar]]}}
}}

'''The New Pornographers''' are a Canadian [[indie rock]] band, formed in 1997 in [[Vancouver]]. Presented as a [[musical collective]] and [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]]<ref name="SpinBest">{{cite web |last1=Bracy |first1=Timothy and Elizabeth |title=The 10 Best New Pornographers Songs |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1517592/the-10-best-new-pornographers-songs/lists/ |website=Stereogum |date=October 11, 2013 |publisher=Stereogum Media |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects, the band has released nine studio albums to date. The band have received critical acclaim for their use of multiple vocalists and songwriters, as well as for the elements of [[power pop]] incorporated into their music.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wolk |first1=Douglas |title=The New Pornographers, 'Twin Cinema' (Matador) |url=https://www.spin.com/2005/08/new-pornographers-twin-cinema-matador/ |website=SPIN Magazine |publisher=SPIN |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' has described the band's sound as "peppy, gleeful, headstrong guitar pop",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Juzwiak |first1=Rich |title=The New Pornographers: Mass Romantic |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5771-mass-romantic/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> while ''[[Stereogum]]'' has retrospectively praised the band's debut album ''[[Mass Romantic]]'' as "one of the greatest and most immediate power pop albums ever rendered".<ref name="SpinBest"></ref>

==History==
The New Pornographers' name was chosen by [[A. C. Newman|Carl Newman]], who has said that he came up with it after watching a Japanese film called ''[[The Pornographers]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/Articles/47784/The-New-Pornographers:-Canadian-Blockbuster.html |title=The New Pornographers: Canadian Blockbuster |last=Handler|first=Shane |date=November 1, 2005 |access-date=September 27, 2007 |publisher=Glide Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014111806/http://www.glidemagazine.com/Articles/47784/The-New-Pornographers:-Canadian-Blockbuster.html |archive-date=October 14, 2007}}</ref>  The band has released nine albums to date: ''[[Mass Romantic]]'' (2000), ''[[Electric Version]]'' (2003), ''[[Twin Cinema]]'' (2005), ''[[Challengers (album)|Challengers]]'' (2007), ''[[Together (New Pornographers album)|Together]]'' (2010), ''[[Brill Bruisers]]'' (2014), ''[[Whiteout Conditions]]'' (2017), ''[[In the Morse Code of Brake Lights]]'' (2019), and ''[[Continue as a Guest]]'' (2023). A live album recorded on their 2006 tour is available only at concerts and on the band's website. In 2005, the band was the subject of [[Reginald Harkema]]'s documentary film ''Better Off in Bed''.<ref>"Harkema's road rockumentary inspired by the Rolling Stones". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', July 22, 2005.</ref>

The New Pornographers' first four albums each placed in the top 40 on ''[[The Village Voice]]''{{'}}s [[Pazz & Jop]] year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a solo album from one of the band's members ranked in the top 40 on the list each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/index.php |title=Pazz & Jop awards from |publisher=robertchristgau.com |access-date=July 25, 2009}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine ranked the New Pornographers' first album, ''Mass Romantic'', the 24th best indie album of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2981 |title=100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums of all time, No.&nbsp;30&nbsp;– No.&nbsp;21, from |publisher=Blender.com |date=November 15, 2007 |access-date=July 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409014151/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2981 |archive-date=April 9, 2008 }}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked the band's second studio album, ''Electric Version'', No.&nbsp;79 in the "100 Best Albums of the Decade".<ref>{{Cite news | title = Rolling Stone lists Top 100 of decade | publisher = CBC News | date = December 10, 2009| url = http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/12/10/rolling-stone-top-music-decade.html | access-date = October 2, 2010}}</ref>

All of the New Pornographers' original members were prominent within the Vancouver music scene prior to forming the band. [[Kathryn Calder]], who is also Newman's niece, joined the band in 2005 largely as a live replacement for [[Neko Case]], whose solo career often left her unavailable to perform with the band. Calder's first lead vocals for the band were on 2007's ''[[Challengers (album)|Challengers]]'', singing the lead on "Failsafe" and sharing the lead with Newman on "Adventures in Solitude".{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

In 2009, the New Pornographers contributed a cover of the [[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]] song "Hey, Snow White" to the [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] benefit album ''[[Dark Was the Night (album)|Dark Was the Night]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]]. The band released their fifth album, ''[[Together (New Pornographers album)|Together]]'', on May 4, 2010, on [[Matador Records]]. The album includes collaborations from [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]], [[Beirut (band)|Beirut]]'s Zach Condon, and [[Okkervil River]]'s [[Will Sheff]].<ref>{{Cite web| last = Lindsay| first = Andrew| title = The New Pornographers reveal album details| publisher = Stereokill.net| date = February 22, 2010| url = http://stereokill.net/2010/02/the-new-pornographers-reveal-album-details/| access-date = October 1, 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100528224325/http://stereokill.net/2010/02/the-new-pornographers-reveal-album-details/| archive-date = May 28, 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, the New Pornographers contributed a cover of the song "Think About Me" for the [[Fleetwood Mac]] tribute CD called ''Just Tell Me That You Want Me'' released by Hear Music. The band's sixth album, ''[[Brill Bruisers]]'', was released on August 26, 2014.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/55523-the-new-pornographers-announce-new-album-brill-bruisers-share-title-track-tour/ |title=The New Pornographers Announce New Album Brill Bruisers, Share Title Track, Tour |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2016 |last=Gordon |first=Jeremy}}</ref> The album was their highest charting to date in the United States, peaking at #13 on the ''[[Billboard 200|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]].<ref name="Billboard Charts" />

On January 26, 2017, the New Pornographers announced their seventh album, ''[[Whiteout Conditions]],'' would be released on April 7. The album was preceded by the single "High Ticket Attractions".<ref name="whiteout">{{cite web|last1=Helman|first1=Peter|title=The New Pornographers&nbsp;– "High Ticket Attractions"|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1921775/the-new-pornographers-high-ticket-attractions/music/|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=January 27, 2017|date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The album is the first to feature drummer Joe Seiders as a full-time member after replacing drummer Kurt Dahle in mid-2014. It is also the first New Pornographers album to not feature Dan Bejar.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Pornographers Announce 'Whiteout Conditions' LP, Release 'High Ticket Attractions' Single |url=http://diffuser.fm/new-pornographers-whiteout-conditions/ |website=Spin.com |access-date=February 4, 2017 |date=January 27, 2017 |first=Jeff |last=Giles}}</ref> Newman, however, went on the record to note that Bejar's absence did not mean he had left the band entirely; telling [[Stereogum]]:

{{cquote|he [Bejar] was right in the middle of doing [[ken (album)|a Destroyer record]]... [w]hich was something we'd narrowly skirted for our whole career. I'm always amazed that we managed to. Sometimes we avoided Destroyer, sometimes Destroyer avoided us, but eventually we hit at the same time. It wasn't anything weird.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1930395/qa-a-c-newman-on-canadian-healthcare-dan-bejar-and-the-new-pornographers-whiteout-conditions/franchises/interview/|title=Q&A: A.C. Newman On Canadian Healthcare, Dan Bejar, And The New Pornographers' Whiteout Conditions|website=[[Stereogum]]|last1=Leas|first1=Ryan|date=17 March 2017|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>}}

On November 29, 2018, A.C. Newman announced via Twitter that he had begun work on a future New Pornographers album.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=ACNewman |number=1068318040775897089 |title=Hey, working on a new @TheNewPornos album everybody.}}</ref> On August 2, 2019, the band announced via Twitter that it would release its new album, ''[[In the Morse Code of Brake Lights]]'', on September 27, and released its first single from the album, "Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-new-pornographers-falling-down-the-stairs-of-your-smile-866611/ |title=The New Pornographers Announce New Album, Share Lead Single |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 2, 2019 |first=Claire |last=Shaffer |access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> In a press release for the album, Dan Bejar is described as a "former (and possibly future) member" of the band. The new press photos for the band include vocalist/violinist Simi Stone, officially inducting her into the band after being an auxiliary touring member since 2015.

In July 2021, the band announced a North American tour where they would play ''Mass Romantic'' and ''Twin Cinema'' in full across simultaneous nights, as well as a reissue of ''Mass Romantic'' on vinyl. This announcement also confirmed the return of Bejar to the band, as well as the departure of both Thurier and Stone.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=The New Pornographers Announce Mass Romantic Reissue, Full Album Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-new-pornographers-announce-mass-romantic-reissue-full-album-tour/ |date=July 13, 2021 |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>

On January 9, 2023, A.C. Newman announced via Twitter that the band had moved to a new label, [[Merge Records]], alongside announcing the band's ninth album ''[[Continue as a Guest]]'', a single from the album, "Really Really Light", and a tour starting in April. The band's press photos confirmed Bejar's second departure from the group – although he has a co-writing credit on "Really Really Light".<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=ACNewman |number=1612444171570233345 |title=A few things: 1) ⁦@TheNewPornos⁩ signed to ⁦@mergerecords! 2) New LP 'Continue as a Guest' out 3/31! 3) New song 'Really Really Light' available today! 4) New tour starts in April! 5) Can you buy tickets? Probably! I’ll post a link soon, or if not me, someone!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=The New Pornographers Announce Album, Share Song: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-new-pornographers-announce-album-share-song-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |date=January 9, 2023 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>

==Members==
'''Current members'''

''Members' other projects in brackets''

*[[Neko Case]]&nbsp;– vocals (solo artist, [[Maow]], [[The Corn Sisters]], [[Cub (band)|Cub]]) (1997–present)
*John Collins&nbsp;– bass ([[the Evaporators]], [[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]], Thorsen) (1997–present)
*[[Carl Newman]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitar (solo artist (as A.C. Newman), [[Superconductor (band)|Superconductor]], [[Zumpano]], Thee Crusaders) (1997–present)
*[[Todd Fancey]]&nbsp;– lead guitar, backing vocals (solo artist (as Fancey), [[Limblifter]]) (2003–present)
*[[Kathryn Calder]]&nbsp;– keyboards, backing vocals, guitar (solo artist, [[Immaculate Machine]],  [[Frontperson]]) (2005–present)
*[[Joe Seiders]]&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals (Beat Club) (2014–present)

'''Current touring musicians'''
*Nora O'Connor&nbsp;– backing vocals, percussion (The Flat Five) (2021–present)
*Adam Schatz&nbsp;– saxophone, synthesizer ([[Japanese Breakfast]]) (2023–present)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walters |first1=Grant |title=Concert Preview: The New Pornographers at Newport Music Hall |url=https://columbusunderground.com/concert-preview-the-new-pornographers-at-newport-music-hall-gw1/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |work=Columbus Underground |date=8 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Japanese Breakfast expand their palate; play songs from |url=https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2021/06/22/japanese-breakfast-are-expanding-their-palate-play-songs-from-jubilee |access-date=22 May 2023 |work=www.thecurrent.org |language=en}}</ref>

'''Former members'''
*Fisher Rose&nbsp;– drums (Destroyer, A.C. Newman) (1997–1999)
*[[Kurt Dahle]]&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals ([[Limblifter]], [[the Age of Electric]]) (1999–2014)
*[[Simi Sernaker|Simi Stone]]&nbsp;– violin, backing vocals, percussion (solo artist, [[Suffrajett]]) (2019–2021; touring musician 2015–2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nuvo.net/music/music_news/ac-newman-on-the-last-bit-of-the-new-pornographers/article_394036fc-6f2a-559c-826e-6f6003634c25.html |title=AC Newman on the last bit of the New Pornographers' 'Brill Bruisers' tour from |website=nuvo.net |date=July 14, 2015 |first=Katherine |last=Cohen |access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Blaine Thurier]]&nbsp;– keyboards, synthesizer (independent filmmaker, Thee Crusaders) (1997–2021)
*[[Dan Bejar]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitar (Destroyer, [[Swan Lake (band)|Swan Lake]], [[Hello, Blue Roses]]) (1997–2017, 2021–2022)

'''Former touring musicians'''
*Lindsay "Coco" Hames&nbsp;– backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar ([[The Ettes]]) (2014)

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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12.5em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18.25em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="8"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref name="Billboard Charts">{{cite magazine | url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the new pornographers|chart=all}} | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date = July 14, 2009 | title = US Billboard Charts}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts#Charts|AUS<br />Hit.]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the ARIA Hitseekers chart:
* ''Together'': {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1280.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140915000119/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140915-0953/ARIA1280.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2014|title=ARIA Report: Issue 1280|publisher=ARIA|access-date=November 7, 2023}}
* ''Brill Bruisers'': {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1054.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100517060223/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20100511-1124/Issue1054.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2010|title=ARIA Report: Issue 1054|publisher=ARIA|access-date=November 15, 2023}}
* ''Whiteout Conditions'': {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1418.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170508032533/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20170508-0001/Issue1418.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2017|title=ARIA Report: Issue 1418|publisher=ARIA|access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Scottish Albums Chart|SCO]]<br /><ref name="Scottish-Albums">Peaks on the Scottish Albums chart:
* "Brill Bruisers": {{cite web|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20140831/40/ |access-date=January 30, 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{cite web | url = http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_N.HTM | website = zobbel.de | access-date = July 14, 2009 | title = UK Chartlog: Nadanuf&nbsp;– Michael Nyman}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Independent Singles and Album Breakers Charts|UK<br>Indie]]<br /><ref name="UK-IndieA">Peaks in UK Independent Albums Chart:
* ''Challengers'': {{cite web|title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20070826/131/|access-date=January 30, 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}
* ''Together'': {{cite web|title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20100509/131/|access-date=January 30, 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}
* ''Brill Bruisers'': {{cite web|title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20140831/131/|access-date=January 30, 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}
* ''Continue as a Guest'': {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/new-pornographers-continue-as-a-guest/|title=Continue as a Guest – The New Pornographers|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="billboard-200">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/tlp/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Billboard 200 | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Independent Albums|US<br />Indie]]<br /><ref name="billboard-indie">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/ind/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Independent Albums | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Rock Albums|US<br />Rock]]<br /><ref name="billboard-rock">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/rck/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Rock Albums | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Mass Romantic]]''
|
*Released: November 21, 2000
*Label: [[Mint Records|Mint]]
*Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[LP record|LP]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Electric Version]]''
|
*Released: May 6, 2003
*Label: Mint/[[Matador Records|Matador]]
*Formats: CD, LP
| — || — || — || — || — || 196 || 12 || — 
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Twin Cinema]]''
|
*Released: August 23, 2005
*Label: Mint/Matador
*Formats: CD, LP
| — || — || — || — || — || 44 || 5 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Challengers (album)|Challengers]]''
|
*Released: August 21, 2007
*Label: Matador
*Formats: CD, LP
| — || — || — || 156 || 13 || 34 || 4 || 10
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Together (New Pornographers album)|Together]]''
|
*Released: May 4, 2010
*Label: Matador
*Formats: CD, LP
| 14 || 16 || — || 168 || 18 || 18 || 2 || 5
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Brill Bruisers]]''
|
*Released: August 26, 2014
*Label: Matador
*Formats: CD, LP, [[cassette tape|cassette]], [[music streaming|streaming]]
| 14 || 3 || 94 || 132 || 32 || 13 || 2 || 3
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Whiteout Conditions]]''
|
*Released: April 7, 2017
*Label: [[Concord Records]]
*Formats: CD, LP, streaming
| 82 || 17 || — || — || — || 35 || — || 6
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[In the Morse Code of Brake Lights]]''
|
*Released: September 27, 2019
*Label: Concord Records
*Formats: CD, LP, streaming
| — || — || — || — || — || 144 || — || 26
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Continue as a Guest]]''
|
*Released: March 31, 2023
*Label: Merge Records
*Formats: CD, LP, streaming
| — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Continue as a Guest'' did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 87 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/new-pornographers-continue-as-a-guest/|title=Continue as a Guest – The New Pornographers|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref>}} || 45 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Continue as a Guest'' did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 25 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.<ref name="Current-Albums">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/tsl/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Top Album Sales | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=May 11, 2023}}</ref>}} || — || —
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Live albums===
* ''Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)'' (2005)
* ''[[Live! (New Pornographers album)|Live!]]'' (2006)
* ''LIVE from SoHo (iTunes Exclusive)'' (2008)

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Canada Rock|CAN<br />Rock]]<br /><ref name="CAN-Rock-singles">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/car/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Canada Rock | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br><ref name=AUT>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+New+Pornographers|title=The New Pornographers – Austrian Charts|publisher=austriancharts.at/ | accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Adult Alternative Airplay|US<br />AAA]]<br /><ref name="US-AAA-singles">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/aaa/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Triple A Airplay | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Rock Airplay|US<br />Rock<br />Air]]<br><ref name="Rock-Air">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/mrt/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Rock Airplay | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Mexico Ingles Airplay|MEX<br />Air]]<br /><ref name="Mexico-Ingles">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-new-pornographers/chart-history/min/ | title=The New Pornographers – Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK" />
|-
! scope="row" | "Letter from an Occupant"<ref>{{cite web |title=Letter from an Occupant > Overview |work=Allmusic |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1283384|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=April 16, 2009 |url-status=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref>
| 2002
| — || — || — || — || — || 139
| ''Mass Romantic''
|-
! scope="row" | "High Art, Local News"<ref name="TNP-Matador" />
| rowspan="4"| 2005
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="4"| ''Twin Cinema''
|-
! scope="row" | "Twin Cinema"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1447/new_new_pornographers_twin_cinema/news/ |title=New New Pornographers: 'Twin Cinema' |work=Stereogum |date=May 2, 2005 |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Use It"<ref name="TNP-Matador" />
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Sing Me Spanish Techno"<ref name="TNP-Matador" />
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Challengers"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/challengers/272045841|title=Challengers by The New Pornographers on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|accessdate=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605070938/https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/challengers/272045841|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2007
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''Challengers''
|-
! scope="row" | "My Rights Versus Yours"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/5480/new_new_pornographers_my_rights_versus_yours/news/ |title=The New Pornographers – "My Rights Versus Yours" |work=Stereogum |date=May 29, 2007 |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "The Spirit of Giving"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spirit-of-giving-ep/269018203|title=The Spirit of Giving - EP by The New Pornographers on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|accessdate=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604140409/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spirit-of-giving-ep/269018203|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Myriad Harbour"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/8099/new_new_pornographers_video_myriad_harbour/news/ |title=New New Pornographers – "Myriad Harbour" |work=Stereogum |date=February 14, 2008 |first=Amrit |last=Singh |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''Challengers''
|-
! scope="row" | "Mutiny, I Promise You"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/24541/new_new_pornographers_video_mutiny_i_promise_you/news/ |title=New New Pornographers – "Mutiny, I Promise You" |work=Stereogum |date=September 29, 2008 |first=Brandon |last=Stosuy |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Hey, Snow White"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/51041/new_new_pornographers_hey_snow_white/music/ |title=New New Pornographers – "Hey, Snow White" |work=Stereogu |date=February 6, 2009 |first=Brandon |last=Stosuy |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 2009
| — || 46 || — || — || — || —
| ''Dark Was the Night''
|-
! scope="row" | "Your Hands (Together)"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/your-hands-together/382070733|title=Your Hands (Together) by The New Pornographers on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|accessdate=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604055009/https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/your-hands-together/382070733|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2010
| 43 || — || — || — || 16 || —
| rowspan="2"| ''Together''
|-
! scope="row" | "Crash Years"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/crash-years-single/359472440|title=Crash Years - Single by The New Pornographers on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|accessdate=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604133400/https://music.apple.com/us/album/crash-years-single/359472440|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Togetherness"<ref name="TNP-Matador">{{cite web|url=https://www.matadorrecords.com/the_new_pornographers|title=Matador - The New Pornographers |work=Matador |accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Moves"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/634132/the-new-pornographers-moves-video/news/ |title=The New Pornographers – "Moves" |work=Stereogum |date=February 7, 2011 |first=Amrit |last=Singh |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''Together''
|-
! scope="row" | "Up in the Dark"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/up-in-the-dark/451508507|title=Up in the Dark by The New Pornographers on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|accessdate=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604133402/https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/up-in-the-dark/451508507|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Brill Bruisers"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |title=Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations |publisher=All Access Music Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727124426/http://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |archive-date=July 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| 24 || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="4"| ''Brill Bruisers''
|-
! scope="row" | "War on the East Coast"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/war-on-the-east-coast/920745872|title=War on the East Coast by The New Pornographers on Apple Music|work=Apple Music|accessdate=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605072443/https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/war-on-the-east-coast/920745872|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Dancehall Domine"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1708995/the-new-pornographers-dancehall-domine-video/news/ |title=The New Pornographers – "Dancehall Domine" |work=Stereogum |date=October 1, 2014 |first=Chris |last=Deville |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Champions of Red Wine"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1804633/the-new-pornographers-champions-of-red-wine-video/news/ |title=The New Pornographers – "Champions Of Red Wine"  |work=Stereogu |access-date=June 3, 2021 |date=May 28, 2015 |first=Tom |last=Breihan}}</ref>
| 2015
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "High Ticket Attractions"<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Pornographers Announce New Album Whiteout Conditions, Share "High Ticket Attractions" |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/01/the-new-pornographers-new-album-whiteout-conditions-high-ticket-attractions-stream/ |website=Spin.com |access-date=January 29, 2017 |date=January 27, 2017 |first=Anna |last=Gaca}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2017
| 27 || — || 5 || 49 || — || —
| rowspan="3"| ''Whiteout Conditions''
|-
! scope="row" | "This Is the World of the Theatre"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1926428/the-new-pornographers-this-is-the-world-of-the-theater/music/ |title=The New Pornographers – "This Is the World of the Theater" |work=Stereogum |access-date=June 3, 2021 |date=February 24, 2017 |first=Peter |last=Helman}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Whiteout Conditions"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/whiteout-conditions-music-video/1383678150|title=Whiteout Conditions by The New Pornographers on Apple Music |work=Apple Music |accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || 24 || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/falling-down-the-stairs-of-your-smile/1478195875|title=Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile by The New Pornographers on Apple Music |work=Apple Music |accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| — || — || 12 || — || — || —
| rowspan="3"| ''In the Morse Code of Brake Lights''
|-
! scope="row" | "The Surprise Knock"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2055820/the-new-pornographers-the-surprise-knock/music/ |title=The New Pornographers Share New Song "The Surprise Knock": Listen |work=Stereogum |access-date=June 3, 2021 |date=August 23, 2019 |first=Tom |last=Breihan}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "One Kind of Solomon"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2058221/the-new-pornographers-one-kind-of-solomon/music/ |title=The New Pornographers – "One Kind of Solomon" |work=Stereogum |access-date=June 3, 2021 |date=September 13, 2019 |first=Tom |last=Breihan}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Really Really Light"<ref>{{Cite magazine |magazine=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-new-pornographers-announce-new-album-continue-as-a-guest-single-really-really-light-3377975 |title=The New Pornographers announce new album 'Continue as a Guest' and share single 'Really Really Light' |last=Geraghty |first=Hollie |date=January 10, 2023 |accessdate=January 31, 2023 |lang=en-GB}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|2023
| — || — || 24 || — || — || —
| rowspan="3"|''Continue as a Guest''
|-
! scope="row" | "Angelcover"
| — || — || – || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Pontius Pilate's Home Movies"
| — || — || – || — || — || —
|-
| colspan="13" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Contributions with non-LP songs===
*''[[FUBAR: The Album]]'' <small>(2002)</small>&nbsp;– "[[Your Daddy Don't Know]]"
*''[[Matador at Fifteen]]'' <small>(2004)</small>&nbsp;– "Graceland"
*[[Dark Was the Night (album)|''Dark Was the Night'']] <small>(2009)</small>&nbsp;– "Hey, Snow White"
*''[[Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe]]'' <small>(2011)</small>&nbsp;- "Hey, Snow White"
*''[[Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac]]'' <small>(2012)</small>&nbsp;– "Think About Me"

===Other contributions===
*[[Queer as Folk (UK TV series)|''Queer as Folk'']] <small>(2000)</small>&nbsp;– "Mass Romantic"
*''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' <small>(2001)</small>&nbsp;– "Letter from an Occupant"
*''[[Men with Brooms]]'' <small>(2002)</small>&nbsp;– "Mass Romantic"
*''[[CBC Radio 3 Sessions, Vol. 1]]'' <small>(2004)</small>&nbsp;– "The Fake Headlines"
*''[[Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story]]'' <small>(2004)</small>&nbsp;– "Mass Romantic"
*[[The Office (US TV Series)|''The Office'']] (Season 2, Episode 7: "[[The Client (The Office)|The Client]]") <small>(2005)</small>&nbsp;– "Use It"
*[[Weeds (TV series)|''Weeds'']] <small>(2005)</small>&nbsp;– "The Laws Have Changed"
*[[Waiting... (film)|''Waiting...'']] <small>(2005)</small>&nbsp;– "Electric Version"
*''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' <small>(2004)</small>&nbsp;– "The Laws Have Changed"
*''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' <small>(2005)</small>&nbsp;– "Twin Cinema"
*[[The Hour (Canadian TV series)|''The Hour'']] (Main Title Theme Season 3) <small>(2006)</small>&nbsp;– "Use It"
*[[Chuck (TV series)|''Chuck'']] (Season 1, Episode 2: "[[Chuck Versus the Helicopter]]") <small>(2007)</small>&nbsp;– "Challengers"
*[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|''Heroes'']] (Season 2, Episode 6: "[[The Line (Heroes)|The Line]]") <small>(2007)</small>&nbsp;– "All for Swinging You Around"
*[[Rock Band (video game)|''Rock Band'']] <small>(2007)</small>&nbsp;– "Electric Version", "Use It", "All of the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth" ([[Downloadable content|DLC]])
*[[University of Phoenix]] commercial <small>(2007)</small>&nbsp;– "Bleeding Heart Show"
*[[Stone of Destiny (film)|''Stone of Destiny'']] <small>(2008)</small>&nbsp;– "Mutiny, I Promise You"
*[[National Basketball Association|NBA]] playoffs <small>(2008)</small>&nbsp;– "Use It"
*''[[Numb3rs]]'' <small>(2008)</small>&nbsp;– "Challengers"
*''[[Secret Diary of a Call Girl]]'' (Series 2, Episode 2) <small>(2008)</small>&nbsp;– "Adventures in Solitude"
*[[Management (film)|''Management'']] <small>(2009)</small>&nbsp;– "Adventures in Solitude", "All the Old Showstoppers"
*''[[Ugly Betty]]'' <small>(2010)</small>&nbsp;– "Adventures in Solitude"
*[[The Good Wife (TV series)|''The Good Wife'']] (Season 2, Episode 13) <small>(2011)</small>&nbsp;– "Testament to Youth in Verse"
* [[Amazon Kindle]] commercial&nbsp;– "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk"
*[[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]] commercial <small>(2011)</small>&nbsp;– "Moves"
* [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] commercial ([[Canada]])&nbsp;– "Moves"
*[[Go On (TV series)|''Go On'']] (opening credits) <small>(2012)</small>&nbsp;– "Moves"
*[[Between (TV series)|''Between'']] (Season 1, Episode 1) <small>(2015)</small>&nbsp;– "Moves"
*[[Speechless (TV series)|''Speechless'']] (Season 1, Episode 22: "M-A-- MAY-JAY") <small>(2017)</small>&nbsp;– "Dancehall Domine"
*[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]] (Season 3, Episode 1) – "The Bleeding Heart Show"
*[[Daybreak (2019 TV series)|Daybreak]] (Season 1, Episode 9) – "Adventures in Solitude"

==See also==
{{Portal|Music|Canada}}
*[[Canadian rock]]
*[[List of bands from British Columbia]]
*[[Music of Vancouver]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|The New Pornographers}}
{{Wikiquote}}
*[http://www.thenewpornographers.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.matadorrecords.com/ Matador Records] label website

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