Photo by Philip Cosores
In an interview with Pitchfork yesterday, of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes was not shy about speaking of his current recording project: a new of Montreal album. The singer is putting the finishing touches on the LP at his Apollinaire Rave studio in Athens, GA and is set for an early-2012 release via long-time label Polyvinyl Records. Barnes spoke about the effort, stating that he has drawn inspiration from modern classical music, but that “it’s still very much a colorful pop record.” The record even has a title: Paralytic Stalks.
In other of Montreal news, the band is releasing a cassette retrospective on October 25th via Joyful Noise. The collection is limited to 500 copies, containing all ten full-length of Montreal releases on cassette, stored in a custom-built box. Can’t name the ten of Montreal albums off the top of your hear? Well, we have them listed below. You can view the full Kevin Barnes interview here.
Cassette Box Set includes:
Cherry Peel (1997, Bar/None)
The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy (1998, Kindercore)
The Gay Parade (1999, Bar/None)
Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse (2001, Kindercore)
Aldhils Arboretum (2002, Kindercore)
Satanic Panic in the Attic (2004, Polyvinyl)
The Sunlandic Twins (2005, Polyvinyl)
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007, Polyvinyl)
Skeletal Lamping (2008, Polyvinyl)
False Priest (2010, Polyvinyl)
