of Montreal is tagged as: indie, indie pop, indie rock, alternative, elephant 6
of Montreal is an indie pop band formed in Athens Georgia USA in 1997 The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes composes and plays most of the music for his albums
They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the Group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop ie melodies and singalong choruses band's style has been influenced by conventional indie pop psychedelic music vaudeville and music hall on their earlier versions and afrobeat funk krautrock and reggae on their recent releases
The band's style has been known to switch between its first album the band embraced a simpler odd lo-fi indie popljud sometimesbordering on twee pop band created by Kevin Barnes and named after a failed romance with a woman from Montreal, though the story changes in various interviews, Barnes was the only member of the group before moving to Athens Georgia There he met Derek Almstead later of the circulatory system, M Coast Elf Power, etc., and Bryan Poole, who also performs as The Late BP Helium
Together they recorded their debut album Cherry Peel and The Bird who continues to eat Rabbit's Flower and Bedsid... Read More About of Montreal Biography...
