Set your DVRs my friends, because of Montreal will be gracing your television screens with a performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this Thursday night July 29th / Friday morning July 30th (12:30am ET / 11:30pm CT). The band will be performing a new song, "Sex Karma," off their upcoming album, False Priest. Oh, and by the way...they'll be performing the song with Solange Knowles. You won't want to miss it!
If you live in the NYC area and want to see the show live, click the link below for your chance to win tickets to sit on the "Band Benches."
In case you missed it in the of Montreal emailer, Kevin, David, and Nina Barnes put together a short trailer featuring a few snippets from the upcoming album, False Priest. It even got posted on Under The Radar! Check it out above then follow the link below to pre-order your copy of False Priest.
of Montreal are about to take the world by storm here in a few months with their newly announced fall tour with Janelle Monáe! This will be the first tour in support of the band's upcoming album, False Priest, and will see the band travel across the entire US from September 13th-26th and October 21st-November 5th with Monáe as direct support.
If you happen to live in Europe, don't worry! of Montreal isn't leaving you behind! From October 3rd-15th, the band will travel to cities like Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, London, and others. Check out the complete list of dates below, then head to Pitchfork for the news story.
of Montreal 2010 Tour Dates
7/25 - Jackson, MI @ Land Of Nod Experiment 7/30 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival 7/31 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground 8/2 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel 8/7 - Lake Worth, FL @ Lake Worth-it / Bryant Park (Kevin Barnes solo) 9/13 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club * 9/14 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club * 9/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory * 9/16 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues * 9/17 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 * 9/18 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 * 9/19 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom * 9/21 - Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre * 9/22 - Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival @ Canopy Club * 9/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue * 9/24 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre * 9/26 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom * 10/3 - Dublin, IE @ Tripod 10/4 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU 10/5 - Manchester, UK @ Academt 2 10/6 - London, UK @ Koko 10/7 - Paris, FR @ Cigale 10/8 - Lille, FR @ Grand Mix 10/9 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Max 10/10 - Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast (Studio) 10/12 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser 10/13 - Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller 10/14 - Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio 10/15 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique / Orangerie 10/21 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant * 10/22 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium * 10/23 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall * 10/24 - Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theater * 10/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex * 10/27 - Seattle, WA @ The Paramount * 10/28 - Portland, OR @ Roseland * 10/29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield 10/30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium * 10/31 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto 11/1 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre * 11/2 - Dallas, TX @ The Granada Theatre * 11/3 - Austin, TX @ East Side Drive In * 11/4 - Houston, TX @ Numbers * 11/5 - Oxford, MS @ The Lyric * 11/6 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 11/7 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Wanna know what records to check out this summer? NPR's latest episode of All Songs Considered has you covered, and they include of Montreal's False Priest in the latest show! of Montreal appears at the end (they save the best for last!) You can listen to the whole show by clicking the link below. Enjoy!
THE WAIT IS OVER! of Montreal's brand new album, False Priest, is now available for pre-order! We know you've all been waiting a long time for this, and trust us, we're just as excited as you! IT SOUNDS AMAZING!
False Priest was recorded at Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, CA with the help of renowned producer/songwriter, Jon Brion (Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Rufus Wainwright). With appearances by Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles, False Priest is, without a doubt, of Montreal's best work to date.
False Priest will be available on CD / 2xLP / MP3 with amazing artwork by David Barnes and Gemini Tactics (see above). As usual, we're hooking up those who pre-order with some free goodies. This time it's 4 free stickers and a button! Both the CD and LP include a 20-page booklet of new paintings. The 180 gram LP comes on either black or red vinyl + digital download. The red vinyl is limited to 2000 copies and is only available through us here at Polyvinyl. So if you want a red one, order now before they sell out!
To get your copy of False Priest, click the link below. To download the first single, "Coquet Coquette," click HERE. Also, be sure and sign up for the of Montreal email list to receive updates with new announcements / MP3s / videos / and more! Click HERE to sign up.Hide More
Get ready for False Priest my friends. It'll be here before you know it! of Montreal's Kevin Barnes sat down with Pitchfork for an interview regarding the new album, working with Jon Brion, and what's in store for their upcoming tour. Trust us, you're in for a treat. Click the link below to read the entire interview. Above photo by Kathryn Yu.
Kevin Barnes recently sat down with SPIN to talk about the upcoming of Montreal album, False Priest, and the experience of recording it with Jon Brion. To give you a taste of how it's shaping up, Kevin says, "There’s a lot of trunk rattling bass. I’m really into OutKast and booty bass like 2livecrew and Ghetto Boys, plus N.W.A., Beastie Boys, Run D.M.C." Booty bass is the best kind of bass right? Click the link below to check out the interview.
of Montreal's song "The Past Is A Grotesque Animal" off 2007's Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, is a fan favorite and was recently featured in Spike Jonze's amazing new short film, I'M HERE. To celebrate, we thought we'd hit you all with a super special release, exclusive to the Polyvinyl online store.
As of today, you can pre-order your copy of The Past Is A Grotesque Animal as a 45 RPM 12" on light blue 180-gram vinyl! The A-side features the original version of "The Past Is A Grotesque Animal" while the B-side features the new I'M HERE version which was re-envisioned by Kevin Barnes, Nick Zinner of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and members of the Moonrats.
The beautiful cover is a hand screen printed design by Nina Barnes/Geminitactics. This is also the first time ever that the epic 12 min long "The Past Is A Grotesque Animal" is available as a 45 RPM release. Trust me when I tell you, IT SOUNDS AMAZING because it was remastered by John Golden (Nirvana, Melvins, Sonic Youth). This 12" is limited to 500 copies and will probably sell out fast! Click the link below to pre-order your copy. Hide More
Wanna get a preview of a new of Montreal song off the upcoming album False Priest? NME just posted a live video of the band rockin' a new one at their 9th Street Summerfest appearance. The song is being labeled on YouTube as "Famine Affair" and it appears in NME's "Top 10 MP3 Downloads" section. Check it out by clicking the link below.
A couple weeks back, You Aint No Picasso held a great contest where one lucky winner got a chance to go record shopping with of Montreal, plus tickets to see the band live that night. of Montreal guitarist Bryan Poole took Zach (YANP winner) to CD Central in Lexington and picked out a few albums for him. Check out what records BP picked for Zach by clicking the link below. Above photo by Saraya.
The Village Voice recently posted a great interview with Solange Knowles about her collaboration with of Montreal's Kevin Barnes. Knowles goes into detail about how comfortable the recording process is with Barnes and how well their styles mesh together. When asked about what it was like recording together, Knowles says, "I have nothing but amazing things to say about that experience. He's (Barnes) a musical genius." Click the link below to check out the interview.
We all love us some Janelle Monae. Her brand new album, The ArchAndroid, just came out today and features a track with of Montreal called "Make The Bus." Check out the song, along with the entire album on Myspace's exclusive stream happening right now! Click the link below to listen and to purchase your copy.
of Montreal has a great live review on Village Voice about their show at Columbia's Spring Bacchanal with Ghostface Killah and Wiz Khalifa. Check out the review along with photos by Rebecca Smeyne by clicking the link below.
Have you seen the latest issue of Rolling Stone yet? of Montreal's Kevin Barnes recently caught up with RS to talk about how the band's upcoming album, False Priest, is being recorded with Jon Brion at the legendary Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles. Click the link below to check out the article.
of Montreal and James Husband are out on the road again starting today! The tour begins in Mississippi and wraps up in Florida. If you can't catch em this time, don't worry, they're also playing a bunch of shows together in May. Check out the April dates below, then head to the tour page for more.
That's right! of Montreal are set to appear on the AMAZING Nickelodeon show Yo Gabba Gabba! this morning at 10:30 ET/PT. They'll be singing their hit "Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast" so you'll know how to feel better when you're sick! If you missed it on the East Coast, click the link below to check it out on Stereogum. West Coast - you still have time! Go watch Nickelodeon now!
Last night's of Montreal/James Husband show in New York City was one for the books! On top of Solonge Knowles coming out and singing "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5, Susan Sarandon made a guest appearance as a naughty teacher and spanked a few pigs with her ruler! Check out all the action below, then head over to Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, You Aint No Picasso, Paste, and more by following the links. Above photo by Chris Owyoung.
of Montreal's first show of their east coast winter tour kicked off with a bang in Baltimore, MD and SPIN was there to capture it all. Check out the review of last night's show and photos by Josh Sisk by clicking the link below.
Earlier today, of Montreal tweeted the above video - a song in progress which will most likely appear on the upcoming album. So far Stereogum, Pitchfork, Paste, and You Aint No Picasso have all posted articles about it. Check out the video below then follow the links to read up on the news.
As reported by Pitchfork, of Montreal have booked a winter tour with James Husband as the opener. Time for the madness to begin again! Click each date below for tickets.
