New Album Finished

And somehow the Miami New Times got the scoop! It was apparently written in three weeks, recorded in two, with the whole band on tape. Now we only have to figure out who's in the band these days.

Noisey Vice session, Under the Radar feature

OK, so this was posted on the 15th, but believe it or not, for the past four days I've had more important things to attend to than this page. (don't worry, this doesn't mean I'm getting a life) So what are the goods there? I'll start with the acoustic rendering of Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse, which still does it for me after all these years, even though that is the second video... The first one is Feminine Effects featuring Rebecca Cash. It is kind of funny that these two songs were written more than 7 years ago and we're still hearing them when there is obviously something big happening at the Sunlandic Studios these days. I know a lot of you have been asking about the plan to release a couple of singles, but I don't have any news on that front. For all I know, this isn't going to happen in the foreseeable future. We are also getting closer to getting our goodies from the Kickstarter campaign, but they're really lousy when it comes to updates, so I'm just going to assume that everything is going according to the schedule. Now that would be a first.



The January/February issue of Under The Radar is boasting a rather impressive 2012 artist survey (along with a less impressive Grimes cover), and you can check out some of Kevin's answers online for free. Read them here. You can also buy the magazine anywhere in the US, and if you're (un?)fortunate to live abroad, you can treat yourself to a zinio download for a pretty reasonable price.

NPR's Tiny Desk Concert

Ever since hearing that of Montreal had stopped in NPR's offices back on December 12th for a Tiny Desk Concert, we'd been waiting for them to share the performance with us. It "only" took seven weeks for the session to appear on NPR's website... The good news is that there is a (the?) duet with Rebecca Cash and two unreleased songs that (possibly) pave the way for future recordings. The first one is "Imbecile Rages," which is somehow reminiscent of "There is Nothing Wrong With Hating Rock Critics" and the quite promising "Amphibian Days." Enjoy the session below.

2012 : (not) everything I missed

As we're getting ready to kiss goodbye to 2012, I figured now would be the right time to post all the things that somehow slipped under my radar. First off, here are a few interviews from earlier this month : Brooklyn Vegan interview.. Clevescene's Book of Barnes interview. Dig Boston. The Dallas Front Row. ... Followed by a video that was shot when the band played the Primavera Festival in April. I can't seem to figure out when this was actually uploaded, but it's only got 51 views... What's up with that? And also a P4K 60 Seconds Left video from around the same time : And finally, and I must have slept through entire days (or weeks?!) to miss it, the official video for Feminine Effects!

KB 1 - BP 2

Kevin scored the first goal by answering the Austinist's questions and revealing that the next album might sound like "outlaw country, folk music, and kind of older, mountain music, all that stuff." I see you smile and shake your head, but he's been "almost sort of training myself to move in this move in this new direction." So wipe that smirk off your face and get ready for OMM.7. Bryan then tied the game with an interview that reveals what happened during the first leg of the SPITA tour in 2004... and scored a second goal by wearing a costume that screams "outlaw country." Game over. In the end BP always wins.



The video was shot right before the band headed off for tour last week, and may be included in Song Dynasties if the project ever gets funded. 8 days to go, 80% funded. Head over to kickstarter to pledge, or pledge a little bit more if you have already pledged. Just don't buy your little cousin that crappy made in China plastic toy for Christmas and re-invest the 10 bucks in of Montreal, then use your ten fingers to make that kid something cheap and cool!

2 interviews and a cover

It's been a big week for of Montreal (who would have thought?) After the announcement of the kickstarter campaign, Kevin started promoting the upcoming tour by giving a couple of interviews. The first one I found was in the Miami New Times and is mainly concerned with songwriting from the very beginning to the latest album. At the very end of the interview, Kevin mysteriously informs us that next year he will be taking two weeks off "somewhere" to "[be] in this place writing, which I've never done before." So what is he going to write he's never written before? A book of poems? A novel? An essay about the current situation in the Middle East? The Buzzine interviewer took a different approach and asked about the band as a performing entity, from the early days up to the latest tours via the A Polinaire Rave comedy shows, emphasizing the lack of democratic input from other band members.* And on Friday, Kevin (with the help of Nina for the simple and soothing visuals, I guess) unleashed a very nice version of the Beach Boys' Little Bird. Check it out below!





If you want to compare it with the original, you can find it here on youtube - if you don't live in France, that is, because I'm only getting this :

~~~~~~ * Nov. 20th edit You can also watch the Buzzine interview if reading isn't your thing. ;)

the long-awaited oM DVD is going to happen if you want it to!

Very good news, my friends! The long-awaited DVD is finally about to be released! The band is just asking us to pitch in and pledge a little something (or a big something, depending on how generous you feel and what you want) so they can release it. They need $75.000 and are offering a lot of options from $1 to $2.500 - head over to kickstarter to see all you can get!


Here's the trailer to get you pumped, just in case you're not already ready to donate.

Family Nouveau on youtube

I know a lot of you have been waiting to see this, and here it is, finally, on youtube : a 45-minute-long trip down memory lane. Watch out for yours truly's name when the credit rolls! Now of course I can't blackmail you into doing nice things for me on the off-chance that I might give you the video files. Ha. The end of an era.


Here's what The Stranger had to say about this when it premiered more than two years ago.