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The brainchild of singer/song-writer/guitarist Kevin Barnes, euphoric indie popsters of Montreal were among the second wave of bands to emerge from the sprawling Elephant 6 collective. A native of Athens, Georgia, Barnes was inspired to form the group in the wake of a broken romance with a woman from Montreal; signing to Bar/None while living in Florida, he subsequently moved to Cleveland and Minneapolis in search of compatible band mates, finally returning home to collaborate with bassist Bryan Helium (also a member of Athens' Elf Power) and drummer Derek Almstead.
of Montreal's debut album, Cherry Peel, appeared in mid-1997, followed that autumn by an EP, The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's Flower. After Helium left to focus on Elf Power full-time, Almstead assumed bass duties, and keyboardist Dottie Alexander and drummer Jamie Huggins joined the lineup; still, the second of Montreal full-length albums, 1998's The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy, was recorded primarily as a Barnes solo project.
Multi-instrumentalist A.C. Forrester signed on for 1999's sublime The Gay Parade; the singles retrospective Horse & Elephant Eatery followed in the spring of 2000. The group continued with the release of Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse in April 2001 and Aldhils Arboretum in September of 2002, both for Kindercore. (read more)
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- Indy band Of Montreal have been accused of selling out since they've made a good bit of money selling their music to commercials for use in pushing various products and services, including Outback Steakhouse and Verizon Wireless. ...
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- Super producer/genius Jon Brion is probably going to work with Of Montreal on their Skeletal Lamping follow-up. This came to the music world's attention via the band's twitter page where the following message was posted: ...
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- Metal Blade Records announces the signing of Montreal's Barn Burner! From the metal loving city of Montreal comes one of the most killer riff machines this side of the 3 headed love child of Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and Fu Manchu. ... ? Montreal's Barn Burner is one of the most impressive Sabbath-inspired bands we've heard in a long time. The band's newest offering, Bangers (New Romance for Kids), is pure stoney mayhem. Comprised of heavy, minimal riffs, driving drums and ...
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- Alaska in Winter brought a keytar, an array of Russian hats and a fun one-man band in the rain as I acquired a poncho (Thanks Rob.) The rain stopped just long enough for Neiliyo to officially take the hype-man crown from Flava Flav****** at Car Stereo ... *I'm calling NOT taking Molly during Crystal Castles/Of Montreal a good decision, but looking at the face of the guy who offered it to me during the strobe light, screaming mind-melt that was the Crystal Castles set, ...
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