In anticipation of their new album Continue as a Guest, which drops March 31st via Merge Records, The New Pornographers have just shared a taste of what’s to come with their single “Angelcover.”
Vocalist A.C. Newman recently said of the song in a press release, “I pictured this one as a weird little George Saunders-esque sketch, a snapshot. “I found myself a lot more concerned with performance and/or delivery, changing melody and phrasing to get a better performance, less concerned, less precious about the original melody or lyric that I wrote. With that in mind, I had the idea of angels visiting me in the night with the message that ‘melody ain’t got nothing on delivery.’ Kind of a fever dream, where feelings take on their own personality and shape.”
The New Pornographers will promote their new album with a tour that begins in April 2023 in North Carolina.
Listen to “Angelcover” below:
