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of Montreal are an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, the only constant member of the band.

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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must keep current picture up [3] Or were you guys talking about the previous one?

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must keep current picture up [2]

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must keep current picture up

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KENTAAA wrote:
7 hours ago

Ultimate.

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stefanimaniac wrote:
yesterday afternoon

just got on an of montreal kick recently. satanic panic in the attic makes me so happy.

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shoquita wrote:
yesterday afternoon

♥♥♥

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lavitabassa wrote:
yesterday morning

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sunlandic_cl19 wrote:
yesterday morning

we love you nickee coco!

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eburn wrote:
Sunday evening

we're having a funeral here, not a play

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fitear1590 wrote:
Sunday evening

I find it weird that Hissing Fauna and Skeletal Lamping are their most popular. They don't seem as accessible as Sunlandic Twins or Satanic Panic in the Attic.

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deathcabformel wrote:
Sunday afternoon

< one month

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young_sooky wrote:
Sunday afternoon

I must confess I only know Hissing Fauna until now, but what I hear really pleases my ears~

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DotsDisconnect wrote:
Sunday morning

top 15 is too hissing fauna heavy.

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sunlandic_cl19 wrote:
Saturday evening

if you really cared about me, you wouldn't flirt with my parole officer.

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Biritos wrote:
Saturday evening

Gronlandic Edit es una canción muy linda encantadora....is cool

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JazzIsKing wrote:
Saturday evening

The best summertime band in the world.

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happyjunk wrote:
Saturday afternoon

du og meg for life

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joshfaille wrote:
Saturday morning

Kevin Barnes is amazing.

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Hulelam wrote:
Friday evening

You're made of chalk

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justinetruant wrote:
Friday evening

my chalkie people

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Events

Apr 13 of Montreal Cat's Cradle, Carrboro NC, United States
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Apr 14 of Montreal Sonar, Baltimore MD, United States
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Apr 14 Of Montreal Main Stage at Sonar, Baltimore, United States
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News

Live in the Netherlands

11 Feb 2009 | from www.ofmontreal.net

Thanks to The Booty Patrol blog for this link to streaming video of the band’s recent performance in Utrecht, the Netherlands: of Montreal Live in de Tivoli de Helling (Utrecht)

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Apollinaire Rave Merch Now at Polyvinyl
10 Feb 2009 | from www.ofmontreal.net
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of Montreal on FabChannel (again!)
4 Feb 2009 | from www.ofmontreal.net
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