The New Pornographers 

“The Surprise Knock”

In the Morse Code of Brake Lights

The second single from the upcoming ninth album by The New Pornographers is even more exciting than their last single “Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile,” and that one was also very exciting. Musically it sounds like a cross between the song “Mass Romantic” from the band’s first album, and AC Newman’s song “The Palace At 4 AM” from his second solo album Get Guilty. 

Lyrically it seems to be about feeling uncomfortable about a situation or person, and then everything turning out okay. What it all adds up to is a preview of an album that might be one of their best, and a logical progression from their last album, Whiteout Conditions.

Andrea Weiss