Articles tagged "of montreal"

Events Review

of Montreal + The Ruby Suns

by Dan Raper

[3.Apr.09] :. Kevin Barnes' individual narratives may be filled with confusion, miscommunication, and rejection, but his music's eminently inclusive.

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Of Montreal: Jon Brion Remix EP

by Evan Sawdey

[24.Feb.09] :. This EP teases at what could've been: a full-fledged meeting of eccentric minds that not only works, but sounds almost exactly like what you'd expect it to.

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Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping

by Evan Sawdey

[20.Oct.08] :. Following Hissing Fauna, it shouldn't be too surprising that Skeletal Lamping is a bit of a let-down, but it's still a nonsensical dancefloor freakfest that only Kevin Barnes could pull off.

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For indie-pop band Of Montreal, playing can be hard work

by Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)]

[15.Oct.07] :. Guitarist-vocalist Bryan Poole has worked closely with Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes for more than a decade. But it wasn’t until last year that he felt he had a real clue why Barnes would...

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Capsule Reviews

Various Artists: This is Next

by Evan Sawdey

[1.Oct.07] :. The world is better for every new pair of ears that gets turned on to Of Montreal and Ted Leo. The only real question is this: do you really need this album to begin with?

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Of Montreal: Icons, Abstract Thee

by Michael Keefe

[27.Jun.07] :. This EP offers some tasty leftovers from Of Montreal's excellent 2007 full-length, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?.

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COUNTERPOINT: Of Montreal

by Kevin Pearson

[4.Apr.07] :. Care-free stuff or kiddy fluff? Longtime Of Montreal fan Kevin Peterson takes the band to task on some of the points that our first reviewer, Lyra Pappin, raised with reverie.

Of Montreal

by Lyra Pappin

[2.Apr.07] :. A friend of mine complains that his students draw dark, depressing images. I suggested they start listening to Of Montreal...

Of Montreal: Satanic Twins

by Mike Schiller

[15.Jan.07] :. Satanic Twins was meant for the club, and as a collection of club tunes, it does just fine.

Of Montreal: Deflated Chime, Foals Flower Sibylline Responses

by Nate Dorr

[9.Jun.06] :. With only two new tracks padded with a couple old favorites, this peculiar tour EP may be best examined as if it were a 7" single.

Of Montreal: The Early Four Track Recordings

by Patrick Schabe

[12.May.06] :. Series of reissues offers recent fans a chance to turn back the clock to Of Montreal's formative years and explore the progression out of the garage and into indie pop brilliance.

Of Montreal: Satanic Panic in the Attic

by Salvatore Ciolfi

[13.Jul.04] :. No matter their flashes of brilliance or their well-deserved position in indie music, Of Montreal have always been something of an acquired taste for many. Maybe it was the overall feeling of quirk...

Of Montreal

by Chris Bailey

[4.May.04] :. Of MontrealPhoto credit: Chris Billheimer Once again, I’ll fulfill my contractual obligations as music critic and point out, first and foremost, that my charge this week, Of...

Of Montreal: Aldhills Arboretum

by Dave Heaton

[22.Oct.02] :. Until now Of Montreal’s universe kept getting bigger from album to album. While they started on their 1997 debut Cherry Peel as a one-person band, a bedroom project for songwriter Kevin...

    Of Montreal: Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed): The Singles & Songles Album

by Dave Heaton

Diehard Of Montreal fans must be dizzy with anticipation at the news that the Athens, Georgia popsters next album will be a 70-plus minute concept album, due in April. But until then, they should be...

    Of Montreal: Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies

by Kevin Mathews

Since 1997, Kevin Barnes has been re-creating his own little Pepperland in Athens, GA. With a little help from his friends of course. In the Kevin Barnes scheme of things, the Beach Boys’...