Overview
- Former drummer Joe Seiders was arrested in April on child pornography charges and received a three-year California state prison sentence in September.
- The band says it severed ties with Seiders when the arrest became public and brought in session veteran Charley Drayton to re-record drum parts for the forthcoming album.
- Newman explains that retaining the name reflects its origin in Shōhei Imamura’s 1966 film The Pornographers and avoids creating new publicity that rehashes the case.
- The new album was nearly finished when the arrest occurred and is expected to be formally announced early next year, according to the band.
- A U.S. tour is scheduled to start April 22, 2026, in Boston with Will Sheff opening all dates, and Drayton is not expected to join the touring lineup as the group continues its search for a permanent drummer.