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of Montreal: Pulling Off the Mask

The key track on Paralytic Stalks, the new of Montreal album, is “Ye, Renew the Plaintiff.” This nearly nine-minute epic moves through seven separate sections as if descending through the layers of singer/songwriter Kevin Barnes’ despair.  read more

Janelle Monáe, Of Montreal Join Freaky Forces For Fall Tour

Athens, Ga. glam-rockers Of Montreal have long been singled out for their, uh, non-traditional stage performances. Remember that time Susan Sarandon spanked them on stage while they were dressed as pigs? Ah, those were the days. The band hasn't been on the road in a bit, but that's soon to change—they're taking fellow Paste darling Janelle Monáe on the road for an extensive U.S. tour this fall....  read more

Of Montreal Announces New Album, Releases First Single for Download

And of course there is a song called “Sex Karma.”...  read more

Kevin Barnes working on "Enemy Gene" (Awesome of the Day)

We live in strange and wonderful times, these, when a former Paste cover artist (in this case, the now-bearded Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes) can sit at his piano with a video camera, work on a song fragment (“Enemy Gene”) and share it immediately with his fans via Twitter (“Working on something new. http://tinyurl.com/yb24n2j”). It’s a lovely tune and interesting glimpse into what Barnes is up to musically these days, other than a song for Beyonce. We haven’t heard “He’sMyPartyDrug” yet, but we imagine it sounds nothing like this:...  read more

Kevin Barnes working on "Enemy Gene" (Awesome of the Day)

We live in strange and wonderful times, these, when a former Paste cover artist (in this case, the now-bearded Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes) can sit at his piano with a video camera, work on a song fragment (“Enemy Gene”) and share it immediately with his fans via Twitter (“Working on something new. http://tinyurl.com/yb24n2j”). It’s a lovely tune and interesting glimpse into what Barnes is up to musically these days, other than a song for Beyonce. We haven’t heard “He’sMyPartyDrug” yet, but we imagine it sounds nothing like this:...  read more

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Working on Song for Beyonce

First came Beyonce’s (probably) off-the-cuff quote from a Guardian interview about wanting to work with Of Montreal. Then came Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes’ response to Paste: He’d be fully psyched to collaborate with her. Which, in turn, got us and certain parts of the internet psyched as well....  read more

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes on Possible Beyonce Collaboration: "I Would be Fully Psyched"

Your move, Beyonce...  read more

of Montreal adds dates and lasers, appears on Paste cover

Frontman Kevin Barnes and his of Montreal crew are pulling out all the stops to build buzz for their latest record, Skeletal Lamping, due in stores Oct. 7. In addition to expanding on its previously announced tour dates, the band is sponsoring a somewhat unorthodox pre-release listening party: a laser show....  read more

SXSW 2008: Kevin Barnes interview

Check out the interview we got with Kevin Barnes, from Of Montreal, the first of our SXSW 2008 content. Keep checking back, more videos are on the way!...  read more