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Austinist Music Preview: New Release Tuesday
Austinist Interviews Of Montreal
Recently, following the extraordinary back-to-back successes of Satanic Panic in the Attic and The Sunlandic Twins. Polyvinyl Records reissued three albums from Of Montreal's back catalog, off the now-defunct Kindercore label: The Bedside Drama: a Petite Tragedy, The Early Four Track Recordings, and The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit’s Flower. We had a phone chat with frontman Kevin Barnes a while back (admittedly, before SXSW), where we discussed the band's recent successes,...
Let’s Pretend We’re in Antartica
One of our favorite albums this year is Of Montreal's The Sunlandic Twins, a rollicking, silly LP bursting with brilliant pop melodies and perfectly synchronized vocals. The album all but eschews pretense, which we find altogether refreshing given today's overabundance of self-righteous, haute-couture-on-a-disc indie pop-rock. This might be because Of Montreal have been around since, well, forever: starting in the mid-90s with Bar/None and the now-defunct Kindercore Records, their discography has grown steadily on a yearly basis.
New Music Recommendations...
Another gorgeous week, another batch of new releases for your springtime enjoyment. Architecture in Helsinki – In Case We Die The National – Alligator New Order – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call Of Montreal – The Sunlandic Twins The Rosebuds – The Rosebuds Unwind EP Martha Wainwright – Martha Wainwright...

