of Montreal - Aureate Gloom

Athens indie vets of Montreal return with their usual blend of verbose, difficult lyricism, and colorful psychedelic pop rock.

of Montreal - "Empyrean Abattoir"

Of Montreal has just shared the second single off its upcoming LP Aureate Gloom. Lead "Bassem Sabry" certainly did enough to get us anticipating this album, this new track "Empyrean Abattoir" only managing to add to that anticipation. Give it a listen above and enjoy!

Aureate Gloom is out 3 March via Polyvinyl. Also, you can find the band's first batch of 2015 tour dates here.

of Montreal - "Bassem Sabry"

https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/of-montreal-bassem-sabry-1/s-EMF9j I distinctly remember the term "asexual beige" being idiotically lobbed at of Montreal's last record, Lousy with Sylvianbriar. The band's subtle subversion of blues rock on that project definitely wasn't what many were expecting after the manic chamber pop of Paralytic Stalks, and Q Magazine apparently took it especially hard.

But worry not, Q: Kevin Barnes et al. are back and sexier than ever with new single "Bassem Sabry," taken from next year's Aureate Gloom. If I had to pin down the sound of this track, I'd call it moody chamber funk, but honestly that's pretty irrelevant to me at this point. As far as I'm concerned, K Barnes has yet to fail at crafting a self-reflexively personal journey with any style of music he has tried up to this point, and I have no reason to suspect that'll change within this next album cycle. Listen above and feel the beautiful misery!

Aureate Gloom is out 3 March via Polyvinyl. Our review of Lousy with Sylvianbriar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9X1u7H_JcU