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Athens, Georgia, United States (1997 – present)
of Montreal is an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums.
They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop i.e. catchy melodies and sing-along choruses. The band’s style has been influenced by conventional indie pop, psychedelic music, vaudeville and music hall on their earlier releases and by afrobeat, funk, krautrock and reggae on their recent releases.
The band’s style has been known to change between albums. At first, the band embraced a more simple, quirky, lo-fi indie pop sound, which occasionally bordered on twee pop. The band was created by Kevin Barnes and named after a failed romance with a woman from Montreal, though the story changes in various interviews. Barnes was the only member of the “group” prior to his relocation to Athens, Georgia. There, he met Derek Almstead, later of Circulatory System, M Coast, Elf Power etc., and Bryan Poole, who also performs as The Late B.P. Helium.
Together, they recorded their first album, Cherry Peel, as well as The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit’s Flower and The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy.
They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop i.e. catchy melodies and sing-along choruses. The band’s style has been influenced by conventional indie pop, psychedelic music, vaudeville and music hall on their earlier releases and by afrobeat, funk, krautrock and reggae on their recent releases.
The band’s style has been known to change between albums. At first, the band embraced a more simple, quirky, lo-fi indie pop sound, which occasionally bordered on twee pop. The band was created by Kevin Barnes and named after a failed romance with a woman from Montreal, though the story changes in various interviews. Barnes was the only member of the “group” prior to his relocation to Athens, Georgia. There, he met Derek Almstead, later of Circulatory System, M Coast, Elf Power etc., and Bryan Poole, who also performs as The Late B.P. Helium.
Together, they recorded their first album, Cherry Peel, as well as The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit’s Flower and The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
second half is amazing
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LowPulp wrote:
Loving the new album. Eccentric yet accessible pop music...fun.
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shattered-hero wrote:
I liked Paralytic Stalks almost immediately. I don't think that's happened since Icons, Abstract Thee. With that said, you'd have to have a tin ear to like bits of the last two songs.
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strutterf wrote:
Damn "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?" is an emotional rollercoaster.
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Pastiche1 wrote:
They are not wrong that it is fragmented (which compared to other experimental music it is hardly so), but they ARE wrong to use said quality as being detrimental to the music. I find the disjointedness of it to be its most appealing quality.
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canthearmyeyes wrote:
Pitchfork is right, the new album is largely fragmented and a lot of the songs are written in a non-linear, borderline non-sensical way. Dour percentage is one of the best songs Kevin Barnes ever wrote, however. You can't go wrong emulating ELO. Also, the bass lines are sick throughout.
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sunheadbowed wrote:
new album is the best thing since Hissing Fauna, without question [2]
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sunheadbowed wrote:
Anal interjection: Tago Mago was a double LP! It would be the C and D sides that weren't catchy.
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haushi wrote:
i never got into skeletal lamping. and i liked PS at the 2nd listen
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LePlatypope wrote:
No that album sucks. Sorry Jamish, but c'mon.
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Jamish260 wrote:
At least the unnamed music site seemed to have come around on Skeletal Lamping. That album is criminally underrated
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hugom2c wrote:
"Still there must be a more elegant saaaalution" <3
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CupidsQrushdEgo wrote:
V V This.
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Pastiche1 wrote:
New album is a bit like perfect all the way through.
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griesgram wrote:
new album is a bit like Can's Tago Mago, catchy A-side, not so catchy b-side...
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optimistic_tour wrote:
new album is the best thing since Hissing Fauna, without question
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isthistakencunt wrote:
i'm only a little upset over the lack of an slc date this tour, only a little :'(
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optimistic_tour wrote:
things could be different; but they're not!
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CupidsQrushdEgo wrote:
"Someone explain to me how it's bad." From what I understand, the people who feel this way do so because LITTLE CASE O traded in their dancey pop with hooks and melodies abundant for some unnecessary wanky noise. I beg to differ of course. I love it when bands do a complete 180, like when the Flaming Lips released Embryonic (which happens to be one of my all time favorite records), or maybe I just really like loud and dark sounding albums.
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ListeningYou wrote:
"now that Paralytic Stalks is officially out there in the world i thought it might be helpful to offer a little personal info about it. it came from a place of great pain and turmoil. if you are a well adjusted/happy person that requires instant gratification and simplicity in the music you listen to, you should not expect to really enjoy this album. it is an album for people who know the sting of alienation,psychosis,terror,anguish...it's not a feel good album, admittedly,it's a fucked up journey into a troubled mind. it is a very raw and unrefined piece of art. I just hope it helps people, like myself, feel less alone in their instability." - Barnes on the album.
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DJ List Christee in Miami, FL on 12/10/11
10 Dec 2011 | from www.ofmontreal.net/tour-dates/
Artist: DJ List Christee
Date: Saturday, December 10th 2011
Time: 11:00pm
City: Miami, FL
Venue: Avenue D
Address:
2 South Mia Ave
Country: United States
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