Known for their insane live spectacle, of Montreal hit South Street tonight with a performance at the TLA. Expect some craziness and a bunch of drugged up audience members bouncing around to their extensive catalog of diverse tracks. Frontman Kevin Barnes and the always changing lineup enjoy mixing things up from one album to the next and their live show is no different. I know if I was in attendance and they didn't close with this 10+ minute saga, I wouldn't feel like I got my money's worth, if not only for the Georges Bataille reference. [...]
Baston géante de Pierrafeu sur une île déserte, rythmée par du rock indé américain. Ça tourne! Déjà présent dans notre section Heavy Rotation , le single "Coquet Coquette" est issu de l'album False Priest de Of Montreal . Groupe indie pop US, ils arrivent en cette fin d'année avec un opus moderne, tonique et très pop aux influences électronique. Ils se font remarquer par un jeu de scène loufoque et un univers déjanté emprunté au glam rock .
of Montreals frontfigur Kevin Barnes har tydeligvis fortsatt mye på hjertet om sex, og om de dystreste såvel som de vakreste sidene av kjærligheten. Denne gangen serverer han budskapet i et lydbilde som har beveget seg fjernere enn noen gang fra den skranglete indierocken som gjorde bandet kjent. Tidlig i karrieren skrev Barnes barnlig naive og uskyldige betraktninger om verden, i et tydelig Beatles-inspirert lo-fi-lydbilde, og blandet aldri privatliv inn i tekstene. På de første albumene (på sent 90-tall) var de uskyldige tekstene fortalt fra synspunktene til fiktive karakterer, som en 'Happy Yellow Bumblebee' eller 'Divorced Gentleman'. Alt endret seg [...]
Of Montreal is back in Paris with their newest album False Priest, that they'll perform live at La Cigale this Thursday! Led by frenetic frontman Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal stages fantastically theatrical concerts with elaborate sets, multiple costume changes and synchronized dancing, all driven by breathlessly unpredictable songs. Wanna be part of it? We have 3 tickets for you! Great news is that We Have Band will open for them!
Kevin Barnes is thrilled, high as a kite, giddy with love and heady with joy. 'I Feel Ya Strutter' opens of Montreal's 10th album with a burst of positivity. As ever it's lyric heavy and nearly too clever for its own good, squashed to the brim with puns and witticisms but they pull it off as they have done with the 9 other albums in their repertoire. Following on from the sometimes painfully personal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? and the sexual-disco marathon that was Skeletal Lamping , a kind of happy medium seems [...]
Kevin Barnes returns with yet another set of Hissing Fauna -admiring pop, this time with help from Jon Brion, Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles. Even as an ancillary member of Athens, Georgia's psych-pop outfit Elephant Six (home to Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in Stereo, Circulatory System, et al) Kevin Barnes and his of Montreal troupe often stood out as "the weird ones". What began as a piano-based folk-pop project that turned out heavily narrative-driven musings on gay life, bored marriages, middle management immobility, and whatever was going on in the imaginary universe of Coquelicot has (mostly) organically evolved [...]
Greg Milner is the author of Perfecting Sound Forever , an excellent book surveys the history of recorded sound, and thoughtfully examines the way technological advancements change the way we make and experience music. It's incredibly informative, but not overly dry. Milner is an exceptional storyteller, and so whether he's writing about public "tone tests" for Thomas Edison's early phonographs, the creation and marketing of early synthesizers, the " loudness war ", the innovations of King Tubby, or the complex recording process that yield Def Leppard's Hysteria , it's page-turning thrill. It's a must-read for anyone who makes [...]
The music and performances from of Montreal can at times be called "over the top". And most of the time this is true. But describing it that way makes it sound like it's too much to handle. Musically they've gone ahead and proven this wrong on their latest record 'False Priest'. Out of all of their records and EPs, I believe 'False Priest' to be the most palatable to listeners, yet never steering away from what makes of Montreal well, of Montreal. A lot of this seems to be due to the influence of Producer Jon [...]
Been away for the last week or so and with that things round here have been a bit on the slow side. In order to catch up a little, here's a bunch of decent videos that have caught my attention over the last while including the much anticipated return of Bjork! Mumford and Sons - Timshel This is an acoustic version performed live on the streets of Paris... [...]
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We are back from our holidays with a good tan and lots of energy for the rest of the year. We've got quite a lot of things to sort out but let's get things rolling with some fresh videos from of Montreal, Arcade Fire, Björk and Ra Ra Riot. Enjoy!
Lots of gore, cannibalism, and dry humping.
The new video for Of Montreal's "Coquet Coquette" features a pretty cool beach fight. I think I spotted a cameo appearance from Tim Harrington of Le Savvy Fav. Check it out to see who's left standing. And don't forget starting next month, Of Montreal will be hitting the road with Janelle Monae . Tickets for the Austin show (11/3) at the East Side Drive In ( 1001 E. 6th ) are only $15. Purchase them here . [ Of Montreal Official Site [...]
The new video from Of Montreal for the first single, "Coquet Coquette," off of their upcoming record appeared on the band's YouTube Channel earlier this month. The song itself has been floating around for a few months and gives us the first hints toward what we might expect from their Jon Brion-produced 10th album, False Priest , out September 14th on Polyvinyl. The video features an elaborate barbarian beach landing fight sequence, with loin-cloth sporting cannibals. You can download the single for free here from Polyvinyl , and starting next month, [...]
Let's hope the video of Of Montreal's new single doesn't give our readers any ideas about what to do to their colleagues upon returning from their holidays. "Coquet Coquette", taken from "False Priest" (out in September) is in the usual extravagant pop vein, albeit much more danceable...
Hey kiddos, I'm off to a photoshoot , but before I head out, how about some Sunday Morning Videos???? Yeah! of Montreal's Coquet Coquette Yeasayer's Madder Red Cheers! T... Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Email this [...]
Você ouviu o single aqui (também o "Hydra fancies", certo?) , então agora saca o clipe dessa faixa. Of Montreal vem com tudo. Massa! Posts relacionados: [Single] "Coquet coquette" & "Hydra fancies", Of Montreal [Video] "An Eluardian Instance", Of Montreal [...]
Well, the weekend is here and for most of you that means no work for a few days. While unfortunately that's not the case for me, I won't hold a grudge, in fact, I thought I'd give you all something to keep you entertained whilst relaxing indoors on this lazy August afternoon. This is my weekend video roundup! First up is a vid for Arcade Fire's 'Ready To Start'. Yeah, its just a concert video and not some fancy, special effects filled epic tale, but hey, these guys are so [...]
Here are the visuals from of Montreal's "Coquet Coquette", from their album False Priest (order here ). The video features the band in primitive caveman clothing using spiked clubs, swords, and handmade axes to fight off a boat full of intruders storming a beach. Barbaric, violent, and bloody. Fun! Saw it at WAWSTSF . Watch it above.
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