Greetings,
Time for an of Montreal / James Husband update!
Head on over to NPR’s “All Things Considered” (see 12/3 story ) for a new “Decade in Music” segment, “How Musicians Create,” that includes interviews with both of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes, and his brother, artist David Barnes. The two discuss the packaging concept behind the groundbreaking Skeletal Lamping Collection–a release of the band’s latest album in 11 different formats!
There’s been a good deal going on in of Montreal’s world, the last few weeks. Last month, Kevin Barnes recently posted on Twitter that he and Jon Brion will be working together on the follow up to Skeletal Lamping, due out late 2010 via Polyvinyl.
In related news, of Montreal’s James Husband is the guest host today on Aquarium Drunkard’s Sirius/XMU radio show (see 12/4 AD post ).
James Husband’s debut album, A Parallax I, is out now on Polyvinyl. The album has confirmed coverage from Alternative Press, Delusions of Adequacy, Stomp and Stammer, Death +Taxes, Under The Radar, Exclaim, Baeble, Fensepost, You Ain’t No Picasso, Aquarium Drunkard, The Tripwire, Creative Loafing, Austinist, Venus, with more on the way. The album is also seeing airplay from the likes of WKDU, WRRG, WSBU, WKDU, WESU, WUTK, WVUD, WPGU, WPCD, WAMH, WRBC, WTJU, WWSP, WHFR, WMHD, WOUB, WYBF, WHCL, WLUR, WVMM, WCCS, KTRM, KDHX, KDUP, KHSU, KRCL, KCRW, KUCI, NVWR, BAGEL RADIO, BREAKTHRU RADIO, and SOMA FM.
A Parallax I also includes bonus 6-song EP featuring covers of Husband’s favorite bands: The Beatles, Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard, Neil Young and Gary Numan. Polyvinyl is offering a free download of the album’s lead single, “A Grave In The Gravel”. You can also download two of the bonus covers, “My Shadow In Vain” (Gary Numan), along with “We Can Work It Out” & “What You’re Doin’ To Me” (The Beatles) at TheTripwire.com and You Ain’t No Picasso, respectively. Husband recently debut a video for the song, “Window” at AOL Spinner, as well.
Stay tuned for more news on of Montreal and James Husband in the coming weeks!
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