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of Montreal
12+ albums
indie popindieindie rockalternativeElephant 6
about
of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for their albums. They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group had 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. During the 2010's and 2020's, Barnes brought in more electronic and edm elements. The releases from White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood to Lady On The Cusp seem to be influenced by new wave and hyperpop. 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
top songs
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Gronlandic Edit
478,4862Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games
415,6713Suffer For Fashion
293,6564Sink The Seine
281,2855The Past Is A Grotesque Animal
262,4326Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
259,8187Cato As A Pun
252,4648A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger
237,4239Gallery Piece
228,71010Lysergic Bliss
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