Posts Tagged: Of Montreal


22
Sep 08

New Of Montreal – Alter Eagle Whoa

New Of Montreal   Alter Eagle Whoa listen
Here is that “Id Banger” B-Side we heard about a few weeks ago. It’s just as wonderfully bizarre as the name suggests. “Alter Eagle Whoa” takes you through a journey of “eagle-shaped mirrors” and glow-in-the-dark glasses that ends in a quest to “quantify the weight of God.”

Would you expect less from Of Montreal?

 

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28
Aug 08

New Of Montreal – Nonpareil of Favor

Of Montreal

Of Montreal’s new album, Skeletal Lamping, is out October 27th, later out this year. Pitchfork (via WAWSTSF) have another free download from Lamping. This new song is called “Nonpareil of Favor,” and it has to be one of the oddest of Montreal tracks I have ever listened to. I can’t say I’m a huge fan of it, but of Montreal being of Montreal, I know the new album will be fantastic! Listen to the track below:

Of Montreal – Nonpareil of Favor

of Montreal:

08-08 Myslowice, Poland – OFF Festival
08-09 London, England – Field Day Festival
08-10 Leicester, England – Summer Sundae Weekender
10-07 Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre
10-08 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
10-10 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
10-15 Paris, France – Elysee Montmarte
10-16 London, England – Koko
10-17 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
10-18 Rome, Italy – Circolo Degli Artisi
10-19 Berlin, Germany – Lido
10-20 Stockholm Sweden – Debaser Medis
10-21 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
10-24 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
10-25 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10-26 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre *
10-27 Chicago, IL – The Riviera *
10-28 Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10-30 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
10-31 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
11-01 Richmond, VA – The National
11-08 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
11-11 New Orleans, LA – Howlin Wolf
11-12 Houston, TX – Warehouse Liv
11-13 Austin, TX – 507 E. 6th Street
11-14 Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
11-15 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
11-16 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11-17 Murray, UT – Murray Super Theatre
11-19 Seattle, WA – Showbox So Do ^
11-20 Portland, OR – Roseland ^
11-21 San Francisco, CA – Regency Center Grand Ballroom ^
11-22 Los Angeles, CA – TBA ^

* with Sinkane
^ with HEALTH


1
Aug 08

New Of Montreal- Id Engager

New Of Montreal  Id Engager listen

Of Montreal’s Skeletal Lamping (album art, above) is set to hit shelves October 7, 2008 and yesterday, Pitchfork streamed the band’s first single, “Id Engager” and closing track to of Montreal’s ninth studio album. The new song stays true to Hissing Fauna ’s disco-funk fabulousity, but it somehow seems less interesting. The shock and fresh value seems to have expired after my obsessive gentrification of their 2007 set. With that said, I am still very anxious and excited to listen to their album come October (but really, more like September right?). Listen to the new single below and pre-order the 7″ single nowNew Of Montreal  Id Engager listen that includes b-side, “Alter Eagle” and a free digital download.

Of Montreal – Id Engager

Of Montreal tour dates:

08-08 Myslowice, Poland – Off Festival
08-09 London, England – Field Day Festival
08-10 Leicester, England – Summer Sundae Weekender
10-07 Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre
10-08 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel !
10-09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club !
10-10 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom !
10-15 Paris, France – Elysée Montmartre
10-16 London, England – KOKO
10-17 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
10-18 Rome, Italy – Circolo Degli Artisi
10-19 Berlin, Germany – Lido
10-20 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Medis
10-21 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
10-24 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
10-25 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10-26 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre *
10-27 Chicago, IL – The Riviera *
10-28 Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre $
10-29 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis $
10-30 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre $
10-31 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory $
11-01 Richmond, VA – The National $
11-08 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle %
11-11 New Orleans, LA – Howlin Wolf %
11-12 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live %
11-13 Austin, TX – Radio Room %
11-14 Dallas, TX – House of Blues %
11-15 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
11-16 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre %
11-17 Murray, UT – Murray Super Theatre %
11-19 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo ^
11-20 Portland, OR – Roseland ^
11-21 San Francisco, CA – Regency Center Grand Ballroom ^
11-22 Los Angeles, CA – TBA ^

! with Love Is All
* with Sinkane
$ with Gang Gang Dance
% with Icy Demons
^ with HEALTH

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31
Mar 08

Coachella? All Points West? Pfft! Screw That!

Coachella? All Points West? Pfft! Screw That! mp3

JP’s Blog has a great and informative post of all the hot action going down in the UK Festival scene. A nice change. I was getting tired of reading about All Points West or SXSW…

Zoo Thousand And Eight Festival:
First there is the Zoo Thousand And Eight Festival which has The Cribs, British Sea Power, The Young Knives and The Rascals playing. Others playing at the festival include Lethal Bizzle, MSTRKRFT, Hadouken!, Friendly Fires, Does It Offend You Yeah? and The Rumble Strips. It will take place between July 4-6 at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the Kent countryside. For the rest of the line-up go here.

The Great Escape Festival:
There is also the Great Escape Festival which will take place in Brighton, England May 15-17. It will have over 25 venues with hundreds of bands. Some acts confirmed include: Hold Steady, Vampire Weekend, Black Lips, No Age, Okkervil River, Iron & Wine, Black Mountain, Sunset Rubdown, Yeasayer, the Twilight Sad, Bon Iver, Times New Viking, Fujiya & Miyagi, Crystal Castles, Saul Williams, the Futureheads, and more. For the rest of this line-up you can go here.

Underage Festival:
For some of you that are underaged there is the Underage Festival in which you need to be 14-19 years old to be able to purchase tickets. It will take place in London’s Victoria Park on August 8. Band playing at the festival include: Foals, Gallows and The Horrors, The Teenagers, Bombay Bicycle Club, Ipso Facto and more. To see the rest of the acts annouced so far go here.

Field Day 2008
In it’s second year Field Day 2008 will take place on Saturday 9 August 2008 in Victoria Park Hackney London E9. It’s line up faetures: Of Montreal, Foals, Lightspeed Champion, Mystery Jets, Simian Mobile Disco and other. Other confirmed acts can be seen here.

Vampire Weekend – Ladies of Cambridge: Download | Link 2 | Link 3
of Montreal – Jimmy (M.I.A. cover): Download | Link 2 | Link 3

11
Mar 08

Cover Tuesday 14: Justice Gone Acoustic Beck, Adele

Cover Tuesday 14: Justice Gone Acoustic Beck, Adele mp3

Unless you can pull an awesome cover off!

(This was supposed to be up on Tuesday, but well… you know)

 

My brain doesn’t want to cooperate with me at the moment, so I decided to wiki Tuesday and post up the first paragraph.

“Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. The name comes from Middle English Twisday, from Old English Tiwes dæg, named after the Nordic god Tyr, who was the equivalent of the Roman war god Mars, and Greek god Ares.”

Thrilling. But really, here are some interesting finds of the day.

YouTube Probes Into ‘Music is My Hot Hot Sex’ Music Video
YouTube is looking into the music video from Brazilian pop group Cansei de Ser Sexy’s ‘My Hot, Hot Sex’ which as of this submission has racked up 89,750,739 views making it the most popular video ever! Problem is, far fewer viewers are leaving a recommendation after watching it, implying use of an automated, non-human method to inflate the clicks.

The Evolution of Alternative Rock Music (BIG LOL!)

NEW PORITSHEAD

And now…
Cover Tuesday 14
The Honorary Title – No One (Alicia Keys cover)
Adele – Last Nite (The Strokes Cover)
The Frames – Where is My Mind? (Pixies cover)
Beck – Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games (Of Montreal Cover)
Birch Street Project – Flux (Bloc Party cover)
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – D.A.N.C.E. (Justice Cover)


31
Oct 07

GET HYPE! ITS HALLOWEEN!

GET HYPE! ITS HALLOWEEN! mp3
Happy Halloween everyone! Have fun and be safe. Upload these onto your iPod before you head out. Festive Music is always fun. Lets kick start Halloween with a true classic. Make that two Or three. Four? Five?

MP3 | Danny Elfman – This is Halloween
MP3 | Michael Jackson – Thriller
MP3 | Nina Simone – I Put A Spell On You
MP3 | Sufjan Stevens – They Are Night Zombies!
MP3 | Radiohead – Bodysnatchers
MP3 | Marilyn Manson – Personal Jesus
MP3 | Ryan Adams – I See Monsters
MP3 | Of Montreal – Chrissy Kiss the Corpse
MP3 | Fields – Skulls And Flesh And More
MP3 | Joy Division – Dead Souls
MP3 | Bat For Lashes – Bat’s Mouth


30
Oct 07

Tuesday 10/30 Under the Covers

Tuesday 10/30 Under the Covers mp3

Looks like Monday wasn’t the only lazy day this week. Most of the day has been spent in bed, here are some lazy — yet amazing covers. Plug your headphones in. *Reuploaded* Snapdrive sucks ass, dude.

NOTE: MP3s will have a limited amount of downloads per day. If you cannot download today, then please comeback later.

MP3 | Flaming Lips – Seven Nation Army (White Stripes Cover)

MP3 | Ryan Adams – Wonderwall (Oasis Cover)

MP3 | The Automatic – Gold Digger (Kanye West Cover)

MP3 | Oasis – I Am The Walrus (Beatles Cover Live)

MP3 | of Montreal – Raspberry Beret (Prince Cover)

MP3 | Editors – Acceptable In The 80’s (Calvin Harris Cover)

MP3 | Corinne Bailey Rae – Munich (Editors Cover)


26
Oct 07

Why 2007 Was Amazing: The Albums

Why 2007 Was Amazing: The Albums mp3

Kreativika

October is almost over and I figured I’d get a head start on the best albums of the year. This list is a bit different than any other “end of the year lists”. I am not setting them in a numeric order (eg The 50 Best Albums of 2007!). I am ordering them by the month in which they were released in. I am picking 5 albums per month, so by the time I’m finished, I should have 60 albums (and 1 mp3 per album) posted. In late December will I post the Best 40 Albums of 2007 list. Alright, now lets kick start with the best January releases!

Why 2007 Was Amazing: The Albums mp3The Shins – Wincing The Night Away 83%
MP3 | The Shins – Black Wave

  • Wincing the Night Away is a layered and masterful album that will trap you for hours. Wincing definitely brands the Shins as a “Band That
    Matters”

Why 2007 Was Amazing: The Albums mp3

Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 84%
MP3 | Of Montreal – Suffer For Fashion

  • An extraordinary album about desperation, isolation, and distress. Hissing Fauna… is a testament that Barnes is one of Indie Rock’s most talented songwriters.

Why 2007 Was Amazing: The Albums mp3The Good, The Bad & The Queen 82%
MP3 | The Good, The Bad & The Queen – History Song

  • The Good, The Bad & The Queen is darker and weirdly beautiful, contrary to what the name suggests. The terrific songs steal the Supergroup’s spotlight. They overcame their hardest obstacle.

Why 2007 Was Amazing: The Albums mp3Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future 72%
MP3 | Klaxons – Golden Skans

  • If its a rave you want, look elsewhere, Myths Of The Near Future is a surprisingly powerful and deep pop influenced dance -rock record bristling with energy, ideas, and glorious, frenetic rhythms.

Why 2007 Was Amazing: The Albums mp3Norah Jones – Not Too Late 77%
MP3 | Norah Jones – Ocean of Noise (Arcade Fire Cover)

  • Yes, there could have been bigger, better, and wider cuts on Not Too Late, but it doesn’t take away from Norah Jones’ ability to be the
    vocalist of the decade. Not Too Late suggests she has paved that path.

1
Sep 07

Pretty Much Amazing: Big Update!

Hey sorry for the massive lack of updates! School, work, and life in general have gotten in the way, I don’t expect this to change anytime soon. Huge shout out to the people who keep on coming back! Here is a large update of Pretty Much Amazing’s favorite tracks released/ leaked over the passed few weeks.

Pretty Much Amazing: Big Update! mp3
PHOTO/MP3 CREDIT – ALLURE | POPBYTES

GIMME MOREBritney Spears is back y’all! It ain’t the best track ever but FUCK — ITS BRITNEY BITCH! I must’ve played it 200 times already! I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about Ms. Spears’ comeback, but now I see that there is hope. If Britney can pull this off, maybe I can finally cure World Hunger or AIDS. Hmm… Anyway, another track off of Spears’ comeback has leaked (Cold As Fire), no recommendations there folks, stick to ‘Gimme More’. UPDATE: Hot fake ‘Gimme More’ Remix featuring T.I. available here.

Pretty Much Amazing: Big Update! mp3

PMA has been gushing about KANYE WEST > 50 CENT for a while, and I still believe Kanye kicks ass. Make sure to grab a copy of Graduation September 11th.

[MP3s]

Kanye West – “Homecoming” featuring Chris Martin

Kanye West – “Champion” [clean]

Kanye West – “Good Life” featuring T-Pain

Kanye West – “Stronger” Timbaland Drums Remix

Kanye West – “Young Folks” featuring PB&J

Kanye West – “CRS” featuring Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell

Pretty Much Amazing: Big Update! mp3

Isn’t that an awesome M.I.A picture? I just had to share it, alone with a very large handful of mp3s that just seem to drill holes in my head! (Its not always a bad thing, ey?)

MIA – “Jimmy”

MIA – “Bamboo Banger”

MIA – “What I Got”

MIA – “Come Around” featuring Timbaland

MIA – “Paper Planes”

Pretty Much Amazing: Big Update! mp3
Other MP3s

Band of Horses – “Is There A Ghost?”

Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson, D.O.E. & OneRepublic – The Way I Are Remix

Counting Crows – “Cowboy”

Of Montreal – “My British Tour Diary”

Blaqk Audio – “Stiff Kittens”

Common – “Misunderstood”

Okkervil River – “John Allyn Smith Sails”

Interesting Reads

Zac Efron taking over the world? — duh!

Pretty Much Amazing: Big Update! mp3

Building the Perfect iTuns Beast!