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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.
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  • fredricdafly

    is kishi bashi playing with them for the june concerts?

    Sunday evening
  • typhlosionisme

    of montreal is the greatest band of all time

    Sunday morning
  • escandaalosa

    SOUTH AMERICA <3

    Wednesday morning
  • soaked2thebone

    Amazing show in Istanbul!! One of the greatest highlights of my holiday there!

    10 days ago
  • Pastiche1

    Me tooo

    10 days ago
  • Sandman2527

    gawd i want to see them live again so BADLY. ughhhhhh

    10 days ago
  • Jedidude77

    nicccee

    11 days ago
  • Jedidude77

    I feel immature enough for people who are still bad

    12 days ago
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of Montreal in Wales on 08/19/12

19 Aug 2012 | from www.ofmontreal.net/tour-dates/

Artist: of Montreal Date: Sunday, August 19th 2012 Time: 11:00pm City: Wales Venue: Green Man Festival Country: United Kingdom Buy tickets Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal

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