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Of Montreal Working On New Album

1:39 a.m. · January 11, 2011 · by Luke Winkie

Kevin Barnes has quietly been one of the most prolific musicians on the indiescape lately. Three albums and three EPs in the last three years, that’s a studio release every 6 months! Sure there’s only like, one masterpiece in that span, but that amount of music is certainly impressive.

The Of Montreal project doesn’t show any signs of slowing down either. Today Barnes told Spin he’ll be putting out a new EP The Controller Sphere which is due out in spring, but more interestingly, he’s already three songs deep into the eleventh Of Montreal LP. According to Spin, the three tracks he’s finished are entitled ”This Planet Is an Orphanage,” “Ye, Renew the Plaintiff,” and “We Will Commit Wolf Murder” – which are about par for the course for Of Montreal song names. No release date yet, but given of Montreal’s history, expect the album sometime this winter. The band will also be trekking across the States starting April, check out those dates below. [CoS]

04.02 – Halifax, NS: Halifax Multi Purpose Centre
04.28 – Washington, DC: 9:30 Club
04.29 – Philadelphia, PA: Theatre of Living Arts
04.30 – New York, NY: Webster Hall
05.01 – Boston, MA: Paradise
05.02 – Montreal, QC: Metropolis
05.03 – Toronto, ON: The Phoenix
05.04 – Cleveland, OH: House of Blues
05.05 – Chicago, IL: The Vic
05.06 – Omaha, NE: The Slowdown
05.07 – Lawrence, KS: Liberty Hall
05.08 – Denver, CO: Ogden Theatre
05.09 – Salt Lake City, UT: In The Venue
05.11 – Seattle, WA: Showbox Market
05.12 – Portland, OR: Roseland
05.13 – San Francisco, CA: The Fillmore
05.14 – Los Angeles, CA: The Avalon
05.15 – Phoenix, AZ: Marquee Theatre
05.17 – Austin, TX: Mohawk
05.18 – Dallas, TX: South Side Music Hall
05.19 – Memphis, TN: Minglewood Hall
05.20 – Atlanta, GA: The Buckhead Theatre