of Montreal @ Santos Party House, NYC 9/16/09

If you wanna do Fashion Week right, there's a simple trick: know which bars all the "beautiful" people will be at, and then avoid them all so hard. It's a simple trick that works wonders if you love to avoid... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL @ SANTOS PARTY HOUSE, NYC 9/16/09»

Posted on September 18, 2009 in Concert, Photo (4 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Solange

Win Tickets To Of Montreal's Fashion Week Party

The impeccably attired psych-pop crew plays Thrillist & Refinery29's party at NYC's Santos Party House tomorrow. There will be new songs, theatrics, and hopefully a Taylor Momsen sighting. Here's your chance to attend. Winners will be notified tomorrow AM.... CONTINUE READING WIN TICKETS TO OF MONTREAL'S FASHION WEEK PARTY»

Posted on September 15, 2009 in Contest (0 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Passion Pit

Street Scene 2009 In Photos

Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for... CONTINUE READING STREET SCENE 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Lollapalooza 2009 Wrap-Up

If you weren't talking about the weather in Grant Park this weekend, you weren't in Grant Park this weekend. And really that would've been a shame. It was oppressive at times, but despite -- or as these things go, perhaps... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2009 WRAP-UP»

New of Montreal Video - "Mingusings" (Stereogum Premiere)

Kevin Barnes is already road-testing new tunes because when is KB not writing new tunes, but as usual his mind and muses are moving a few gears too fast for a promo cycle still chewing on the schizophrenic pop freakouts... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL VIDEO - "MINGUSINGS" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on July 22, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (13 comments)
Tags: HEALTH | of Montreal

Indie Rockers Promote It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

There's a new viral promo for the FX series featuring fans singing "Dayman." Videogum calls it the "Single Ladies" of bored middle class white children with great taste in low budget cable market comedy programming! Ted Leo and of Montreal... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS PROMOTE IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA»

Posted on July 10, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Lisa Hannigan | Mercury Prize | of Montreal | Ted Leo

The Faint Remix of Montreal

For its official single, the Faint's Todd Fink and Jacob Thiele, aka Depressed Buttons, put a dark dance spin on Skeletal Lamping's "Our Elegant Caste." Listen at Nashville Nights. Or take it both ways: The EP, which comes with an... CONTINUE READING THE FAINT REMIX OF MONTREAL»

Posted on June 23, 2009 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Depressed Buttons | of Montreal | The Faint

Bonnaroo 2009: Trent Says Goodbye, Bruce Says Merry Christmas

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday. Backed by Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the ever... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2009: TRENT SAYS GOODBYE, BRUCE SAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS»

Sasquatch! 2009 In Photos

Everybody loves Memorial Day weekend, but nobody loves Memorial Day weekend like those that make it to Sasquatch! As friends have returned from their treks across country, they've shared nothing but raves for this year's festival, from the Gorge's breathtaking... CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH! 2009 IN PHOTOS»

of Montreal Unplug, Cover The Beatles

of Montreal work harder than you. With more ideas than some bands have in a career stuffed into Hissing Fauna..., Skeletal Lamping, and their dazzling live shows, it would be OK for oM to set aside the instruments for a... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL UNPLUG, COVER THE BEATLES»

Posted on April 23, 2009 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | The Beatles

of Montreal Road Test New Tunes "Like A Tourist," "Coquet Coquet"

While we were grossly sweltering in the desert, of Montreal enjoyed perfect weather in our neighborhood for a sold-out three-night run at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Although it would be more fun to see what Kevin would wear in... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL ROAD TEST NEW TUNES "LIKE A TOURIST," "COQUET COQUET"»

Posted on April 21, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Evan Voytas | of Montreal

of Montreal Go Acoustic For "Beware Our Nubile Miscreants"

The last time I saw this song performed live was at Roseland Ballroom. This take on Skeletal Lamping's "Beware Our Nubile Miscreants" is considerably more stripped, partially because it features Barnes and the Late B.P. Helium on acoustic guitars, mostly... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL GO ACOUSTIC FOR "BEWARE OUR NUBILE MISCREANTS"»

Posted on January 30, 2009 (14 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Torche

New Of Montreal - "An Eluardian Instance (Jon Brion Remix)"

A couple months ago we debuted Jon Brion's remix of Skeletal Lamping's "Gallery Piece" from of Montreal's inventively titled Jon Brion Remixes collection. The five-song EP is out next week. It also includes this take on "An Eluardian Instance," retitled... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL - "AN ELUARDIAN INSTANCE (JON BRION REMIX)"»

Posted on January 23, 2009 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Jon Brion | Metric | of Montreal

If You Like of Montreal, Maybe You Will Also Like Comcast HD

If there's one thing of Montreal believe in, it's epic and fractured polysexual songs that nod to literature, dance music, and deeply melodic '70s styled glam jams. And if there's four things oM believe in, it's polysexual songs, steak, T-Mobile,... CONTINUE READING IF YOU LIKE OF MONTREAL, MAYBE YOU WILL ALSO LIKE COMCAST HD »

Posted on January 20, 2009 in Commercial Appeal, Video (18 comments)
Tags: No Age | of Montreal | The Dead Weather

New of Montreal Video - "An Eluardian Instance"

Before 2008 ended, Kevin Barnes told us about some of his favorite things of the year. And before 2008 ended, we repeatedly told you Skeletal Lamping and its accompanying horseplay was one of ours. (You all agreed.) The rapturous "An... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL VIDEO - "AN ELUARDIAN INSTANCE"»

Posted on January 12, 2009 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Reading

20 Great Concerts From 2008

I'm not the only one at Stereogum who goes out to see live music, but I'm the one who goes out to see the most live music. And then I'm the one who sits around anally cataloging and indexing it... CONTINUE READING 20 GREAT CONCERTS FROM 2008»

Stereogum's Favorite Artists' Favorite Things In 2008

We love year-end lists, it's really a shame that no one made any this month. To remedy that, we asked a handful of our favorite artists what music they dug most over the last twelve months. No Age, Grizzly Bear,... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE ARTISTS' FAVORITE THINGS IN 2008»

The 20 Albums We're Most Excited To Hear In 2009

There a few more days of pretending to look busy at work ahead, but as far as our iTunes are concerned 2009 can't get here soon enough. We're done with the lists. It's time for the new. We pored over... CONTINUE READING THE 20 ALBUMS WE'RE MOST EXCITED TO HEAR IN 2009 »

of Montreal Present Letterman With "An Eluardian Instance"

Back in October, of Montreal created one of the year's most iconic stage scenes when Kevin Barnes sang "St. Exquisite's Confessions" in nothing but gold lame short shorts on the back of a horse. Obviously neither the steed nor Kev's... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL PRESENT LETTERMAN WITH "AN ELUARDIAN INSTANCE"»

Posted on December 19, 2008 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Real Estate

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»

of Montreal, Deerhoof, Cut Copy Remix Maroon 5

Those three along with Mark Ronson, Cool Kids, and producers like Bloodshy & Avant, Pharrell, Just Blaze, Swizz Beats, etc. It's for M5's Call And Response: The Remix Album, which came out yesterday via Octone. Stream it all at Maroon... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL, DEERHOOF, CUT COPY REMIX MAROON 5»

Posted on December 10, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Cut Copy | Deerhoof | Girl Talk | Maroon 5 | of Montreal

of Montreal Cover Beatles, Lennon

Yesterday we heard the result of Kevin Barnes putting his work into the hands of Beatles-obsessed supermusicguy Jon Brion. Today we hear Kevin Barnes put the work of Lennon/McCartney into the hands of Beatles-obsessed supermusicguy himself. of Montreal are never... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL COVER BEATLES, LENNON»

Posted on November 18, 2008 in MP3 (6 comments)
Tags: John Lennon | Mika Miko | of Montreal | The Beatles

New of Montreal - "Gallery Piece (Jon Brion Remix)" (Stereogum Premiere)

Anyone who's been to one of superproducer Jon Brion's residency performances at the Largo in L.A. (sadly, this does not include me) knows the man to be an encyclopedic, multi-instrumental compendium of pop music, able to recreate and revise nearly... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL - "GALLERY PIECE (JON BRION REMIX)" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on November 17, 2008 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Jon Brion | Magic Wands | of Montreal | The Fresh And Onlys

of Montreal Cover Franz Ferdinand

Speaking of Franz Ferdinand (+10 for me for highly original blog segue), the oM crew did "Take Me Out" on Saturday night at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Before Kevin Barnes reverently disco-rocks like it's 2004, you'll see one of the... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL COVER FRANZ FERDINAND»

Posted on November 10, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Esau Mwamwaya | Franz Ferdinand | of Montreal | The Decemberists | The Very Best

of Montreal Cover R.E.M.

Well, technically, of Montreal covered R.E.M.'s cover of the Clique's "Superman." The Texas group, led by songwriter Gary Zekley, recorded it first in 1969 (a very of Montreal year) and then R.E.M. popularized via Life's Rich Pageant in 1986. Regardless,... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL COVER R.E.M.»

Posted on November 3, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | R.E.M. | The Thermals | Wilco