Of Montreal Album/Tour

OF MONTREAL SKELETAL LAMPING COLLECTION & TOUR

Of Montreal

Of Montreal has unveiled the physical versions of its groundbreaking Skeletal Lamping Collection due out October 21 on Polyvinyl. The collection marks a first in album packaging and design, with seven different packaging formats to choose from when purchasing the forthcoming of Montreal album: A table top floral beast, a lantern, a collection of wall decals, a stallion shaped print, a collection of pins, and a clothing and tote bag line act as the Skeletal Lamping packaging instead.

Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes says of the collection, “There are many scientists who believe, that it takes months for a new born child to establish a sense of individuality. The new born doesn’t make a distinction between themselves and their mother. It takes some time before a child understands that their mother is a separate entity. Upon making this discovery, initially, we are filled with a great anxiety. Of course, over time, we develop a real appreciation for our individuality, and all that it awards us. From the moment of our first ‘self’ discovery, until our death, we develop, discard and rebuild our sense of identity countless times. We all do this, even boring people. Once we’ve established a comfortable self-sense of our current identity, we want to parade it. We want to campaign for it. We want the whole world to know, ‘look look, this is me, how you like me now?.’ To project our self identity into the outer and, to amplify the howl of our self expression, we have many tools at our disposal; our art, our clothing and hair style, the way we talk… and, for a lot of us, the objects that populate our living spaces. There are myriad vendors, attempting to contribute to our identity campaigns, creating rather dull and uninspiring products. Making the production of any new objects, at this point, almost seem criminal. In reaction to this, we unveil, the Skeletal Lamping Collection 08.”

To continue reading the manifesto, go to Polyvinyl Records website.

Check out “Nonpareil of Favor” off Skeletal Lamping here.

Of Montreal have a major fall U.S./U.K./European tour to support Skeletal Lamping. The tour will kick off October 7 in Durham, NC at the Carolina Theatre and wrap up on December 9 in Lake Buena Vista, FL at the House of Blues.

TOUR DATES:
10/07 – – Durham, NC – – Carolina Theatre
10/08 – – Asheville, NC – – The Orange Peel*
10/09 – – Washington, DC – – 9:30 Club*
10/10 – – New York, NY – – Roseland*
10/15 – – Paris, FR – – Elysee Montmarte
10/16 – – London, UK – – Koko
10/17 – – Barcelona, ES – – Razzmatazz
10/18 – – Rome, IT – – Circolo degli Artisi
10/19 – – Berlin, DE – -Lido
10/20 – – Stockholm, SE – -Debaser Medis
10/21 – – Copenhagen, Denmark – -Amager Bio
10/24 – – St. Louis, MO – – The Pageant**
10/25 – – Minneapolis, MN – – First Avenue**
10/26 – – Milwaukee, WI – – Pabst Theatre**
10/27 – – Chicago, IL – – The Riviera **
10/28 – – Toronto, ON – – Queen Elizabeth Theatre***
10/29 – – Montreal, OC – – Metropolis***
10/30 – – Boston, MA – – Orpheum***
10/31 – – Philadelphia, PA – – Electric Factory***
11/01 – – Richmond, VA – – The National***
11/08 – – Atlanta, GA – – The Tabernacle#
11/11 – – New Orleans, LA – – Howlin Wolf#
11/12 – – Houston, TX – – Warehouse Live#
11/13 – – Austin, TX – – Fiesta Gardens#
11/14 – – Dallas, TX – – House of Blues#
11/15 – – Lawrence, KS – – Liberty Hall (no support)
11/16 – – Denver, CO – – The Ogden Theatre#
11/17 – – Murray, UT – – Murray Super Theatre#
11/19 – – Seattle, WA – – Showbox So Do##
11/20 – – Portland, OR – – Roseland##
11/21 – – San Francisco, CA – – Regency Center Grand Ballroom##
11/22 – – Los Angeles, CA – – Hollywood Palladium##
12/04 — Tallahassee, FL — The Moon^
12/05 — Gainesville, FL — The Venue^
12/06 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL — The Revolution^
12/08 — Tampa, FL — The Ritz^
12/09 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues^
* w/ Love Is All
** w/ Sinkane
*** w/ Gang Gang Dance
# w/ Icy Demons
## w/ HEALTH
^ w/ Fiery Furnaces