of Montreal Go Busking In London

Last week Bandstand Busking recorded of Montreal, of course, as you'd expect, busking around London. We've seen Kevin Barnes and cohorts Skeletal Lamping both stripped down and stripped down recently, but this is the first time we've seen them busking... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL GO BUSKING IN LONDON»

Posted on October 21, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (8 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | of Montreal

Download of Montreal's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

When recapping of Montreal's over-the-top Skeletal Lamping-themed show at Roseland this past Friday, we mentioned and posted a video of their "Smells Like Teen Spirit" cover with MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden. The clip was a tad grainy, though, and it didn't... CONTINUE READING DOWNLOAD OF MONTREAL'S "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" »

Posted on October 15, 2008 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Nirvana | of Montreal

New of Montreal Video - "Id Engager"

To bring to life the wet nightmare that is Skeletal Lamping's funky first single, of Montreal left the costumes and live animals onstage and instead turned to animation group SSSR. Directors Marc Reisbig and Hanne Berkaak imagine a drawing board... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL VIDEO - "ID ENGAGER"»

Posted on October 14, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: of Montreal

of Montreal Unplug Skeletal Lamping In London

There was no horse this time. Nary an orgy or fife-playing satyr. An acoustic in-store may not offer the same baroque pageantry as Friday's set at Roseland, but last night's of Montreal Rough Trade East performance did give attendees a... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL UNPLUG SKELETAL LAMPING IN LONDON»

Posted on October 14, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (6 comments)
Tags: of Montreal

of Montreal @ Roseland Ballroom, NYC 10/10/08

We'd given fair warning about of Montreal's Skeletal Lamping stage setup, but we weren't prepared for all the stops they pulled out for their show this past Friday at Roseland, NYC. Like, for instance: By now you may have heard... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL @ ROSELAND BALLROOM, NYC 10/10/08»

Posted on October 13, 2008 in Concert, Video (50 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Kevin Barnes | of Montreal

of Montreal's New Stage Show Looks Ridiculous

A friend close to Camp of Montreal warned me a few months ago that missing the new oM stage show would be a bad idea, detailing the absurd audio/visual orgy the band had planned. That was wise counsel. The last... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL'S NEW STAGE SHOW LOOKS RIDICULOUS»

Posted on October 9, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (24 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Glass Candy | of Montreal

The 'Gum Drop LVII: Hear New Postmarks, Win The of Montreal Skeletal Lamping Collection

Miami pop trio the Postmarks are releasing a covers collection next month. Covers are nothing new, but the band takes it 12 steps further: By-The-Numbers collects the dozen songs from their monthly cover series, each track including a different number... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LVII: HEAR NEW POSTMARKS, WIN THE OF MONTREAL SKELETAL LAMPING COLLECTION»

Posted on October 8, 2008 in Giveaway, MP3 (0 comments)
Tags: Coachella | M.I.A. | of Montreal | The Postmarks

New of Montreal - "Alter Eagle"

Remember how "Id Engager"'s disco ends on an ominous note? The Skeletal Lamping closer's B-side "Alter Eagle" follows that escalating path, taking the party down a notch without disturbing your rug shaking. ... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL - "ALTER EAGLE"»

Posted on September 23, 2008 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: of Montreal

of Montreal Sing About Dental Hygiene, Get Remixed By Mad Decent

On the eve of ambitious, enjoyably horn-dog Skeletal Lamping, the pansexual glam troupe of Montreal have recorded a song about keeping your mouth clean: It's aimed at getting kids to brush and will appear on Yo Gabba Gabba!, that Nick... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL SING ABOUT DENTAL HYGIENE, GET REMIXED BY MAD DECENT»

Posted on September 18, 2008 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Mad Decent | of Montreal

New Live of Montreal Video - "For Our Elegant Caste"

Even though it didn't make it onto Out's list, of Montreal's most recent work Skeletal Lamping is a fun, ambitious, polysexual, Ziggy Stardusted record. In this live footage, of Montreal tackles one of Skeletal's tracks "For Our Elegant Caste" while... CONTINUE READING NEW LIVE OF MONTREAL VIDEO - "FOR OUR ELEGANT CASTE"»

Posted on September 11, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (11 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Passion Pit | SXSW | The Hold Steady

Premature Evaluation: of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

Skeletal Lamping is anything but skeletal. When we took a close listen to album closer "Id Engager" we mentioned it wasn't the strangest, most ambitious, or best tune on of Montreal's new one, but after absorbing the other 14 tracks,... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: OF MONTREAL - SKELETAL LAMPING»

Posted on August 27, 2008 in Premature Evaluation (56 comments)
Tags: of Montreal

of Montreal's Skeletal Lamping Collection

If "Id Engager" didn't engage you, maybe Skeletal Lamping's extensive packaging will do the trick: of Montreal are releasing the collection in seven formats, more or less allowing fans to choose-their-own Skeletal artwork adventure. As they put it in a... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL'S SKELETAL LAMPING COLLECTION»

Posted on August 15, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Gang Gang Dance | I.U.D. | of Montreal

New of Montreal - "Id Engager"

When we got our early listen to Skeletal Lamping, schizo opener "Nonpareil of Favor" stood out as the mind-melting go-to track. Lead single "Id Engager" isn't the strangest, most ambitious, or best tune on of Montreal's new one, but it... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL - "ID ENGAGER"»

Posted on August 1, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (23 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | David Hasselhoff | of Montreal | Real Estate | SXSW

Come Listen To Of Montreal's Skeletal Lamping & Watch Grizzly Bear's Letterman Performance With Us Tonight

The new of Montreal record release is on the horizon (10/7), Grizzly Bear is finally playing Letterman, and those sound like great reasons for a party. If you're around the East Village tonight, come over to Hi Fi from 10PM-12:30AM... CONTINUE READING COME LISTEN TO OF MONTREAL'S SKELETAL LAMPING & WATCH GRIZZLY BEAR'S LETTERMAN PERFORMANCE WITH US TONIGHT»

Posted on July 23, 2008 (0 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Grizzly Bear | of Montreal

of Montreal's Skeletal Lamping Album Art

Unfortunately, Kevin Barnes is no stranger to public nudity. While nostalgia's big in 2008, so are naked people frolicking -- or so MGMT, Sigur Rós, Muscles, and Lambchop would have us believe. With the cover art for Skeletal Lamping, Barnes... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL'S SKELETAL LAMPING ALBUM ART»

Posted on July 14, 2008 in Album Art, Tour Dates (5 comments)
Tags: of Montreal

SXSW: Saturday In Photos

This is it everybody, the last photo post of SXSW '08. That means it's time for our superlatives, so welcome to our list of the SXSW 2008 Top Five. These are the bands who delivered sets we could not stop... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

SXSW: Saturday Party Picks

As far as we can tell, there are two must-see parties today. Not to be too shameless, but one of them is ours. We're not just saying that -- we've been waiting for this for months now. This afternoon Fuck... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY PARTY PICKS»

Stereogum & PASTE Present The Dell Lounge @ SXSW 2008

So, we're pretty excited. Three days, great bands, free drinks all day, new club on 6th St. (right next door to Emo's). There go all your excuses not to be there. More info? This way...... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & PASTE PRESENT THE DELL LOUNGE @ SXSW 2008»

Too Many of Montreal Covers, All In One Place

If karaoke night (and the last decade in general) didn't tip you off, oM dig playing other people's shit. Now there's a handy dandy blog link to prove it: Post of the day honors go to YANP for a compilation of 52+ MP3s of the band's cover fetish in action. Go there! But first, go here.

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Posted on January 30, 2008 in MP3 (1 comments)

of Montreal Cover M.I.A.

Pitchfork got their paws on oM's dialed down cover of M.I.A.'s "Jimmy," which in turn was a dialed up cover of Parvati Khan's "Jimmmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja." (Translation: "Jimmy, come.") In other news, Amrit's mom just became a massive of Montreal fan.

Kevin Barnes and Mithun "Jimmy" Chakraborty: separated by worlds, united by style.

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Posted on January 25, 2008 (6 comments)

Stereogum's 30 Favorite Live Shows Of 2007

We saw a lot of concerts this year! You probably did too, if you're the sort to be checking music blogs on your downtime over holiday break, so let's all trade notes. Stereogum's Amrit Singh kicks things off with a... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S 30 FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF 2007»

Elephant 6 Make A Movie

Pop some popcorn and break out the bongs: The folks at E6 got together and made a movie, Major Organ and the Adding Machine, a sister piece to the 2001 album released by the mysterious band of the same name.... CONTINUE READING ELEPHANT 6 MAKE A MOVIE»

of Montreal Talk T-Mobile: "Selling Out Isn't Possible"

Last Saturday night, while out in Brooklyn, we met a PA who worked a T-Mobile video shoot with of Montreal, also mentioning that Art Brut shot a commercial for the same campaign earlier in the day. oM's went down at... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL TALK T-MOBILE: "SELLING OUT ISN'T POSSIBLE"»

Posted on November 16, 2007 in Commercial Appeal, MP3, Video (211 comments)
Tags: Art Brut | Band Of Horses | of Montreal

We Got The Meat!

Last night while watching Grey's Anatomy, we spotted a Holiday Target ad with a familiar, albeit slightly modified song in it. Maybe you caught it, too: Jim Noir, that English electro bedroom popster, has rewritten "My Patch" to help ring... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE MEAT!»

Posted on November 9, 2007 in Commercial Appeal (7 comments)
Tags: Devo | EMF | Jim Noir | Madness | of Montreal

New of Montreal Video - "Gronlandic Edit"

Sailors and strippers, Kevin trying to chose a God, and illustrations of the church being "full of losers" (Cheney, Falwell, and a skeletor Pope amongst others, in oM's estimation) -- just some of the fun in of Montreal's animated ode... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL VIDEO - "GRONLANDIC EDIT"»

Posted on October 26, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: of Montreal