On April 2, 2026, the band released a single titled “When” and announced their twentieth studio album, aethermead , released on June 5 of the same year. On May 5, they released their second single, “Already Dreaming” with a music video directed by Barnes daughter, Beatrice. On June 2, the…
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The band’s nineteenth studio album, Lady on the Cusp , was released on May 17, 2024. It was preceded by three singles, “Yung Hearts Bleed Free”, “Rude Girl on Rotation”, and “Soporific Cell” released March 5, April 16, and May 14, 2024, respectively.
The band released its sixteenth studio album, Ur Fun , on January 17, 2020. This was followed by the album, I Feel Safe with You, Trash , on March 5, 2021, and Freewave Lucifer Fck on July 29, 2022.
On January 13, 2017, of Montreal released a new EP by surprise, entitled Rune Husk . On March 9, 2018, the album White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood was released on Polyvinyl, with singer Barnes explaining that the sound was influenced by “extended dance mixes” from the 1980s.
In August 2016, of Montreal released Innocence Reaches , which incorporated new, EDM -inspired sounds, as well as the progressive rock sounds of the previous two albums. For the tour following the album’s release, bassist Davey Pierce returned to the band, replacing Bob Parins.
On November 12, 2012, the band created a Kickstarter page to help in the funding of a career-spanning, feature-length documentary called Song Dynasties . The film consists of footage collected throughout of Montreal’s entire career, including touring and studio sessions, as well as other musicians such as Andrew VanWyngarden of…
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On April 25, 2013, of Montreal posted an announcement on their Facebook page stating that a new album titled Lousy with Sylvianbriar had been completed. The post went into detail about the album’s conception, including that Barnes’ writing occurred while on a ” self imposed isolation experiment in San Francisco”…
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Kevin Barnes had revealed some information on the following album in an interview with Pitchfork Media . On October 20, 2011, Barnes announced that the next album was complete. In November 2011, the band released a new track titled “Wintered Debts” via the band’s SoundCloud site, a track off the…
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On October 25, 2011, of Montreal released a Cassette Box Set of all 10 full-length albums via Joyful Noise Recordings . The release was limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, and housed in a custom-built wooden box (screen-printed with original artwork from David Barnes). Each of the 10 cassettes were pressed…
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In August 2009, the band contributed a T-shirt design, which was printed and sold through the Yellow Bird Project website to raise money for the St. Judes Children’s Hospital. The shirt was designed by David Barnes.