Posted by jeff on Thursday Jan 29, 2009 Under General News
Just a head’s up, in case you haven’t already heard, that of Montreal and James Husband (aka Jamey Huggins) have a split 7″ coming out as part of Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records’ ongoing singles club (most likely shipping date is in May). There are still some subscriptions available at the label’s website, and there may be individual copies of the single for sale when they’re pressed, but for now the only guaranteed way to get a copy is by purchasing a subscription for the whole series. However – the lineup for the series is great (including The Apples in Stereo, Tullycraft, Casper & the Cookies, Circulatory System, The Sunshine Fix, Fishboy, Red Pony Clock, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Cars Can Be Blue, and many more). For info, visit the label’s website, or their blog. Also, expect big James Husband news very soon.
They say thinking about other things is a good trick, like being in school or whatever. But I wouldn’t think about like, your grandma’s vagina, it’d kill the erection, you don’t wanna ruin the moment.
Barnes’s bag of tricks is deep; David Bowie’s bedazzled seventies rock is just as relevant as literary nods, disco highs are as appealing as melodic intricacy, and pleasure seems to drive every one of Barnes’s impatient, rococo arrangements. “Skeletal Lamping,” the group’s ninth and best album, isn’t just the most danceable; disco punches up the hedonism in Barnes’s songwriting, and the steady 4/4 thump helps keep the fidgety songs from splintering.
Posted by jeff on Friday Jan 9, 2009 Under Listen, Watch
of Montreal stopped by WNYC’s Soundcheck for a live interview and performance. You can watch video from the segment here, or listen to audio of the full broadcast below.
The New Yorker has a profile up:
