Of Montreal in NZ

Galesburg and Strange News proudly announce the debut New Zealand tour by the legendarily inventive Of Montreal.

Wednesday 25th February, Kings Arms, Auckland -  get tickets
Thursday 26th February, San Francisco Bath House, Wellington - get tickets

For eleven years, Kevin Barnes and the gifted musicians that comprise Of Montreal have been building an appreciative audience, raised to fever pitch by the band’s highly theatrical live performances. The band was formed in Athens,Georgia in 1997 as part of the second wave of bands from the Elephant 6 Collective that had given us Neutral Milk Hotel and Apples in Stereo. Supposedly, the name Of Montreal was inspired by a woman from that city who Kevin Barnes once dated, but that story can change. What we do know about Of Montreal is that especially since the release of Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer, the giddy pop of their younger days has been combined with some of the most relentlessly attractive melodies and heartfelt lyrics in all of popular music, ever.

Traces of glam pop, synthpop, vaudeville, krautrock, reggae and afrobeat have gone into the mix, and the brew was brought to the boil in October this year, with the release of Skeletal Lamping. This album was released in the States in ten different formats, including conventional CD and vinyl, as well as t-shirts, tote bags and a paper lantern, with some variations including a digital download code for the album itself. Within weeks, Skeletal Lamping reached number one on emusic’s Most Downloaded Albums Chart.

Of Montreal with special guests : So So Modern In Wellington Tickets $45 on sale now here (at undertheradar) and through Slowboat Records (Wellington) and Real Groovy (Auckland) & www.cheeseontoast.co.nz (Auckland)