The New Pornographers play Saturday, April 15, at the Moore Theatre.
Talking about rock music, in particular the indie-pop strain, is necessarily an exercise in talking about time, and talking about time necessarily involves talking about dislocation, so in a way it’s perfectly appropriate to be chatting with Carl Newman, the linchpin of the New Pornographers, as he prepares to go on tour.
Though after seven albums and 17 years, they are indisputably veterans, the commercial and cultural landscape into which the band’s new LP, Whiteout Conditions, has emerged is difficult to predict. The record continues in the vein of 2014’s vital and wonderful Brill Bruisers, with synths and dance music textures rising up to bolster the ebullient power pop that has always been Newman’s métier.
