Of Montreal
The brainchild of singer/guitarist Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal was among the second wave of bands to emerge from the sprawling Elephant 6 collective. A native of Athens, GA, Barnes was inspired to form the euphoric indie pop group in the wake of a broken romance with a woman from Montreal. He signed with Bar/None Records while living in Florida, subsequently moved to Cleveland and Minneapolis in search of compatible bandmates, and finally returned home to collaborate with bassist Bryan Helium (also a member of Athens' Elf Power) and drummer Derek Almstead...[more]
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During the last three years Of Montreal have been on a tear: releasing 2004's Satanic Panic in the Attic and 2005's The Sunlandic Twins and spreading their dance party-inducing live shows to the masses. Now, of Montreal have created their masterpiece with Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? It's an irresistible and remarkable album, sounding like a logical extension of the erratic indie-disco sounds of The Sunlandic Twins. However, Hissing Fauna is also the most personal [ read more ]
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Hailing from Athens, Of Montreal have carved their own niche in the indie-pop world, establishing themselves as a uniquely twisted band that thrills fans with compelling live performances, delights critics with their constant innovations and refinements, and continually showcases their musical evolution that culls together influences as varied as Brian Eno, Television, Prince, and The Shins. The Sunlandic Twins is their most cohesive and adventurous record to date. It plays out like an electro pop op [ read more ]
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This, Of Montreal's fourth album, was released in 2001. It's the band's most ambitious album with songs of wonderful madness featuring strange musical interludes, a detective story, gentle love songs, and avant pop songs, ending with an 18-minute piano opus.
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The sixth full-length and first for Polyvinyl from this Athens, GA band is bit of a departure from previous releases. There's a '70s Afro beat with an '80s new wave influence, and the songs are full of danceable electro hooks. Pop perfection riddled with hooks and ebullient vocals -- highly recommended for fans of Elephant 6 pixie dust!
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Order Skeletal Lamping and get this awesome 11x17 poster for FREE! Their breakthrough, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? catapulted the band to the upper echelon of indie stardom. The record landed on over thirty major year-end lists including Paste, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Associated Press. Skeletal Lamping also delivers. It's a complicated an [ read more ]
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An interesting follow up to the highly engaging "Coqolicot" epic conceptual masterpiece, "Arboretum" lets Of Montreal remind us of their amazing ability to craft perfect rock songs. An album where each song is provocative and challenging but still danceable and easy to sing along with.
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Of Montreal's second release for Bar None, "The Gay Parade," is a place where one can go to be in the company of funny creatures, eccentric characters, and bizarre architecture. It's an escape from the everyday, from disappointment and disillusion and the dangerous unpredictability of love. Of Montreal is the brainchild of Kevin Barnes, and his band has long been part of the Elephant Six collective of young, prolific musicians that includes Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, and Music Tap [ read more ]
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Hailing from the '90s-resurgent Athens, GA, scene, unofficial home base to the Elephant 6 collective, Of Montreal is perhaps the least publicized band in the Elephant 6 stable but not because they make the least-worthy music. To the contrary, Cherry Peel is one of the most unabashedly pretty releases from that group, and, in fact, stands apart from most everything in the pop scene due to its simple, unassuming innocence. The vocals of songwriter Kevin Barnes are achingly heartfelt and pupp [ read more ]
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Out of print CD5 reissued, re-recorded, and remixed. Now includes 3 bonus tracks (an original + Yoko Ono & Elf Power covers)!
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Previously only available through Polyvinyl mail order and through the band on tour, this record is finally available at retail. Icons is considered the companion piece to Of Montreal's latest, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? These five songs were recorded during the Hissing sessions.
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Grammy-nominated producer Jon Brion has worked with Spoon, Kanye West, Elliott Smith, and Fiona Apple, as well as scored the films Magnolia, Synecdoche NY, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. On this EP, Brion reinterprets two Of Montreal songs from Skeletal Lamping ("First Time High" and "Gallery Piece") by adding more instrumentation and backing vocals.
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Where previous Of Montreal records evoked children's picture books in their grand narrative scope, off-the-wall characters, and candy-colored hues, Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed) -- a compilation of "singles and songles" (i.e., material previously released in a variety of non-album formats) -- is more akin to a schoolboy's collage assembled from cut-out photos, construction paper, and paste, a composite of random ideas and far-flung images that together form a charmingly chaotic whole. [ read more ]
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