New Pornographers Host XM Show, Issue iTunes Single

First YouTube, now satellite radio: the New Pornographers are quickly becoming the kings and queens of new media. Every Tuesday night in December, a different New Pornographer will take over XM Satellite Radio's indie-centric XMU channel for their weekly "XMU A.I.R. (Artists in Residency) TIME" program. Though the content is left entirely up to the guests, XMU says that "setlists often include early influences, contemporary favorites, 'on my iPod right now' tracks, and lots of commentary."

So will AC throw on a little /DC? Will Dan Bejar mine selections from his vast array of Kidz Bop CDs? Will Neko host some sort of Delilah-style call in program with long distance, soft rock dedications? You'll have to tune in to find out just who spins what when. The show airs at 10 p.m. EST on Tuesdays, with encores Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursday at 6 a.m. Ooh, drive time with Fancey!

Hey, and while we're talking Tuesdays with the New Pornographers, let's touch on this: Matador will issue an iTunes only single for Bejar-penned Challengers closer "The Spirit of Giving" on November 27. It comes backed with a new Carl Newman composition called "Joseph, Who Understood" and a combined pair of covers of tunes by (or, in the case of "Arms of Mary", covered by) fellow Canadian rockers Chilliwack.

As the band prepares to transmit themselves through space, their time on terra firma will be spent on tour. Those dates after the jump.

iTunes Single:

01 The Spirit of Giving
02 Joseph, Who Understood
03 Arms of Mary/Looking at a Baby (Chilliwack covers)

Pornographers:

11-21 Bristol, England - Trinity *
11-22 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival
11-24 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Rotunde
11-25 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
11-27 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
11-28 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
11-29 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
12-01 Bergen, Norway - Hulen
12-03 Barcelona, Spain - La 2
12-04 Madrid, Spain - El Sol
12-05 Murcia, Spain - Auditorium
12-11 New York, NY - Apple Store Soho (in-store)
12-12 Boston, MA - Berklee College of Music

* with Emma Pollock