The New Pornographers are debuting their new track “Pontius Pilate’s Home Movies” in anticipation of their forthcoming album Continue as a Guest, their first for Merge Records, due March 31. Pre-order Continue as a Guest on CD, LP, and green in blue Peak Vinyl from the Merge store, and share and stream “Pontius Pilate's Home Movies” now!

“Lyrically, it is very much a stream-of-consciousness story about the disease of social media and online culture,” frontperson A.C. Newman explains about the track. “The narrator that only likes art when it changes the subject, buried in daydream, thinking it’s an entrance, and the idea of Pontius Pilate entertaining his friends with home movies of the crucifixion (what else would he be showing? That part’s clear, right?). It was a product of being stuck at home at a time when online was the only way for many to communicate, and obviously it had its negatives. One of those songs that might seem like word salad but is not, its disjointed nature very deliberate.”

In celebration of the new album, The New Pornographers are set for a run of North American shows this spring, with support from Wild Pink. The dates include two sold out nights at Chicago’s Thalia Hall, as well as further performances at New York’s Brooklyn Steel and Boston’s Royale.

The New Pornographers on tour:
Apr 19 Asheville, NC – Salvage Station* 
Apr 20 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse*
Apr 21 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s*
Apr 22 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall*
Apr 23 Dallas, TX – Studio at The Factory*
Apr 25 Austin, TX – Paramount*
Apr 26 Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre*
Apr 27 St. Louis, MO – Sheldon Concert Hall*
Apr 28 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room*
Apr 29 Kansas City, MO – The Truman*
Apr 30 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre*
May 03 St. Paul, MN – The Fitzgerald*
May 04 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall*
May 05 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall [SOLD OUT]*
May 06 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall [SOLD OUT]*
May 08 Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall*
May 09 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall*
May 11 Detroit, MI – El Club [SOLD OUT]*
May 12 Toronto, ON – Danforth*
May 13 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom*
May 14 Norwalk, CT – Wall Street Theater*
May 15 Boston, MA – Royale*
May 17 New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel*
May 18 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*
May 19 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club [SOLD OUT]*
May 20 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*
May 21 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom*
*w/ Wild Pink