Kevin Barnes doesn’t like breaks
A question for Mr. Kevin Barnes, the genius behind Of Montreal: do you ever sleep? I mean based on your recent interview with Rolling Stone, it doesn’t look like it.
During some downtime from his currently ongoing worldwide tour, the Of Montreal frontman shared his New Years resolutions with the music outlet. Among them? Oh, just a couple new albums, more touring, and a DVD release..
Yes, Barnes has already begun work on the recently released Skeletal Lamping, “I’m slowly putting together some new stuff for the next record, like whenever I have a free moment.” While details remain sketchy, the Ohio native does have an idea as to its direction: “It’s sort of abstract in my mind, but right now what I’ll 
create will be mesmeric and kind of physical music. Try to create music that you have a physical reaction to. Try to touch you on a level that’s not strictly intellectual but more physical, and that’s not to say you’ll dance to it.” As always, rather than try to decipher what all this really means, we’ll just wait for the finished product before jumping to any conclusions.
But a new Of Montreal album isn’t the only new release on the agenda. As we learned earlier this year, Barnes has been collaborating with MGMT’s Andrew Van Wyngarden for a new side-project, entitled Blikk Fang. In 2009, the duo hopes to unveil what Barnes describes as “sort of a soulful prog,” meaning, “it’s probably gonna be a pretty schizophrenic, crazy album.”
That not enough for you? Good because it isn’t for Barnes either. To top it all of, Of Montreal will also use next year to unleash a live DVD featuring footage from the Hissing Fauna tour.
And my head is officially spinning. On to the tour dates…
Check Out:
“Beware Our Nubile Miscreants” (Live on KEXP)
Of Montreal 2008/2009 Tour Dates:
12/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House
12/30 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
12/31 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
01/03 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
01/04 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
01/20 - London, UK @ Koko
01/21 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
01/22 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
01/23 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
01/24 - Brighton, UK @ Digital
01/26 - Glasgow, UK @ Òran Mór
01/27 - Belfast, IE @ Stiff Kitten
01/28 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
01/29 - Manchester, UK @ Club Academy
01/30 - Lille, FR @ Aeronef
01/31 - Paris, FR @ Bataclan
02/01 - Strasbourg, FR @ La Laiterie
02/19 - Ponoma, CA @ The Glasshouse
02/21 - Honolulu, HI @ Loft Gallery & Lounge
02/25 - Auckland, NZ @ King Arms
02/26 - Melbourne, AU @ San Francisco Bath House
02/28 - Perth, AU @ Perth International Arts Festival
03/04 - Brisbane, AU @ The Zoo
03/05 - Melbourne, AU @ The Hi-Fi
03/07 - Golden Plains, AU @ Golden Plains Festival
03/10 - Osaka, JP @ Club Quattro
03/12 - Tokyo, JP @ Duo Music Exchange
03/15 - Singapore, SG @ Mosaic Music Festival
I was unprepared for how amazing Of Montreal is live.
May 20th, 2009 at 10:45 am
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