Of Montreal Unveils New Video

Enjoy 'Id Engager' (courtesy of Pitchfork TV) below. Of Montreal MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Of Montreal - Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider

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NPR Streams Of Montreal's Athens Gig

Last night's set included:

Id Engager
So Begins Our Alabee
Triphallus, To Punctuate!
She's A Rejecter
For Our Elegant Caste
Touched Something's Hollow
An Eluardian Instance
Heimdalsgate Like A...
Gallery Piece
Wraith Pinned To The Mist
Women's Studies Victims
St. Exquisite's Confessions
Eros' Entropic Tundra
Nonpareil Of Favor
October Is Eternal
Wicked Wisdom
Disconnect The Dots
Knight Rider
And I've Seen A Bloody Shadow
Plastis Wafers
Beware Our Nubile Miscreants
Mingusings
A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger
Gronlandic Edit
Requiem For O.M.M.2

Enjoy the full playback here.

Visit Of Montreal on MySpace.

MP3: Of Montreal - Bunny...

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Health Joins Of Montreal For West Coast Trek

Pre-Thanksgiving chaos can be witnessed at:

Nov 19 SHOWBOX (SEATTLE, Washington)
Nov 20 ROSELAND (PORTLAND, Oregon)
Nov 21 REGENCY CENTER (SAN FRANCISCO, California)
Nov 22 HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM (LOS ANGELES, California)

Visit Health on MySpace.

MP3: Health - Crimewave

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Paste Mag Gets 'Skeletal' With Of Montreal

The publication just got a sneak peek of Skeletal Lamping.

Read what they had to say about the forthcoming LP here.

Visit Of Montreal on MySpace.

MP3: Of Montreal - If I...

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Of Montreal: 'Like The Grateful Dead, We Never Stop'

Check out a great interview with Kevin Barnes & the gang from last month's Iceland Airwaves in the clip below. Download a fabulous Of Montreal tune at bottom of post.


MP3: Of Montreal - Disconnect The Dots

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Strike Forces Of Montreal To Cancel Athens Gig

The band explains via MySpace bulletin:

*heylo peeps: our show tonight in Athens, Greece has been CANCELED due to a pensioner's strike!

i hope we can make up the show in April/May.

we are extremely disappointed.

<3 of Montreal*

MP3: Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #251

Of Montreal - Dustin Hoffman Thinks About Eating The Soap

Polyvinyl explains more about the tune's seemingly peculiar origin: *With each track incorporating Dustin Hoffman in their title and artwork featuring images of psychotic children in chains, mole-birds, and bizarre skull creatures, The Early Four Track Recordings is one of Of Montreal’s more unusual albums. The songs on this record constitute the early four-track work of frontman, Kevin Barnes, predating Of Montreal’s inception as a full band. Originally released in 2001 on Kindercore Records, The Early Four Track Recordings is a comprehensive work that provides insight and depth into Of Montreal’s early development and songwriting.*

Purchase the record here.

Photo by JPG Mag.

MP3: Of Montreal - Dustin Hoffman Thinks About Eating The Soap

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Of Montreal Covers 'Purple Rain' At Halloween Gig

Brilliance. Many thanks to You Ain't No Picasso for the heads up on this rare gem.


MP3: Of Montreal - It's Easy To Sleep When You're Dead

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Of Montreal Releases Another 'Hissing' Clip

Check out the band's latest video for Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer's (superb) 'Gronlandic Edit' below. Download a classic Of Montreal tune at bottom of post.

MP3: Of Montreal - So Begins Our Alabee

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Of Montreal Readies Reissue LP & Acoustic EP

Full track listings below! Both are released next month.

Sony Connect Set:

1 Harvest Moon (Neil Young cover)
2 Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
3 Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up (Love Is All cover)
4 We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling

If He Is Protecting Our Nation Then Who Will Protect Big Oil???:

1 My, What A Strange Day With A Swede
2 An Ill-Treated Hiccup's View Of The World
3 Cast In The Haze (Been There Four Days)
4 Mimi Merlot (Beatnik Version)
5 Girl From NYC (Named Julia)
6 Inside A Room Full Of Treasures....
7 Charlie & Freddy
8 There Is Nothing Wrong....
9 Maple Licorice
10 Barely Asian At The Beefcake Horizon
11 Spooky Spider Chandelier
12 Friends Of Mine
13 Christmas Isn't Safe For Animals

MP3: Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse

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Of Montreal Announces Bevy Of North American Gigs

Check out alll dates below for the band's biggest US & Canadian tour to date.

9/28 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/2 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
10/3 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
10/4 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
10/5 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/6 Chicago, IL - Metro
10/7 Chicago, IL - Metro
10/8 Oberlin, OH - Hale's Gym
10/9 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
10/10 Buffalo, NY - The Tralf
10/11 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
10/12 Boston, MA - The Roxy
10/13 New York, NY - Roseland
10/14 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head
10/31 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
11/1 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
11/2 Houston, TX - Numbers
11/3 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/4 Dallas, TX - Granda Theatre
11/5 El Paso, TX - Club 101
11/6 Tempe, AZ - Marquee
11/7 Tucson, AZ - Rialto
11/8 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
11/9 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
11/12 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11/13 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11/14 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11/16 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
11/17 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
11/18 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
11/19 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant

MP3: Of Montreal - Cato As A Pun

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New Of Montreal Video: Love It Or Hate It?

See below for the brand new clip to 'Suffer For Fashion', the opening track on Of Montreal's latest opus (and TMS fave), Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?. Love it or hate it?


MP3: Of Montreal - Suffer For Fashion

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New Of Montreal EP Cover: Love It Or Hate It?

Love or hate the artwork for Of Montreal's Icons, Abstract Thee EP, released yesterday?

MP3: Of Montreal - She's A Rejector

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Of Montreal Covers Bowie For The Spinner

The Athens-based indie-poppers recently stopped by AOL's The Spinner for a live set and Q&A. The band performed a fabulous cover of David Bowie's 'Starman' which can be viewed and downloaded below. See more videos from the visit here at Spinner.com!



MP3: Of Montreal - Live Set On The Spinner ['Starman'/'Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse'/'Lysergic Bliss'/'The Past Is A Grotesque Animal' + Interview]

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Of Montreal Nudie Pics Headed To Playgirl!

Hahah, story of the day, hands down.

Remember those live-action-pantless shots of Kevin Barnes that surfaced online earlier this year (if you missed the photos the first time around, check out the NSFW link to the images here!)?

Well, not only is Kevin 'flattered' by all the attention they have garnered, but word is that the pics are scheduled to appear on the pages of Playgirl for an upcoming issue. Oh yes.

Kevin tells Bitchfork: "I was just doing it, just because it was something I had wanted to do for a while... I assumed that probably, with the way things are nowadays, that it would find its way to the internet, but I didn't think it would really lead to a spot in Playgirl magazine or anything like that... I don't really care, I'm not ashamed or whatever. I'm kind of a little bit flattered that it would get so much attention."

MP3: Of Montreal - Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider (via Nasty Panda)

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Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Alright, I admit it. I can't get enough of the new Of Montreal LP, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? I never was a huge fan of their earlier work but this new album grabs me for some reason, and I love it (like the rest of the music blogging world)!

Unfamiliar with Of Montreal and their latest opus? I'll let Wikipedia explain: Barnes (frontman/singer/etc) has described the album as a concept album, detailing his transformation from Kevin Barnes into Georgie Fruit. The transformation takes place during "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal," the 12-minute long "turning point" of the album. In addition, the album namechecks many things commonly associated with glam rock, such as drugs, art and fashion; "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" specifically alludes to Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Georges Bataille's novel Histoire de l'oeil.

The latest Of Montreal release is also credited as autobiographical, focusing on themes of suicide, depression and isolation... the album [is] a direct product of his troubled personal life during that period... (including but not limited to a divorce). You must get your hands on this one! Or at the very least, the opening track below!

MP3: Of Montreal - Suffer For Fashion

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What Are YOU Doing On March 9th?

I've said it before and I'll say it again, March 9th might just be the best day for shows this year.

Take a look at ALL THE bands playing that Friday in the NYC area:

-Antony w/ Brooklyn Philharmonic @ BAM
-Clinic @ The Gramercy
-Matt & Kim @ Bowery
-The Gaskets @ Midway
-Of Montreal & Mixel Pixel @ Irving Plaza
-Shout Out Out Out Out & 120 Days @ Southpaw
-Gomez & Ben Kweller @ Webster Hall

Ahhhh! Not too shabby!

MP3: Matt & Kim - Verbs Before Nouns

(photo: Of Montreal)

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