In the Morse Code of Brake Lights is the eighth studio album by Canadian indie rock band the New Pornographers, released on September 27, 2019.

[1] The album was preceded in August by its lead single, "Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile".

[2] Following his absence from 2017's Whiteout Conditions, Dan Bejar‘s indefinite departure from the band was confirmed in the press release for this album.

Unfortunately, the octet's attempts to add musical flair to each song draws mixed reactions, as the synthetic strings of "Colossus of Rhodes" and "Leather on the Seat" give each song depth, but feel too high in the mix, to the point of distraction.

But despite any nitpicky issues one may find with In the Morse Code of Brake Lights, it's refreshing to see the New Pornographers, 20 years into their existence, still trying to swing for the fences.