Of Montreal Reaches For ‘Innocence’

A new album supported by lots of shows is what Of Montreal has in mind.  Locales hosting Kevin Barnes & Co. include Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Austin and San Francisco.

Photo: Ben Rouse
Kevin Barnes poses with a few friends.

Of Montreal’s 14th album, Innocence Reaches, drops Aug. 12 via Polyvinyl.  The LP’s major surprise for longtime followers just might be the inclusion of electronica and EDM influences.

“Forever I’ve been detached from current music,” Barnes said.  “I got into this bubble of only  being in some other time period.  I came up picking apart The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and symphonic pieces.   But last year, I was hearing Jack Ü, Chairlift, Arca and others, thinking about low end and sound collage. It was an extra layer to geek out on.”

You can preorder Innocence Reaches via this link.  The LP’s first single is “it’s different for girls.”

Here’s the tour:

Sept. 2 – Athens, Ga., 40 Watt Club
Sept. 3 – Charleston, S.C., The Pour House
Sept. 4 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle
Sept. 5 – Norfolk, Va., Work Release
Sept. 6 – Charlottesville, Va., Jefferson Theater
Sept. 7 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
Sept. 8 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer
Sept. 9 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
Sept. 10 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
Sept. 11 – New Haven, Conn., College Street Music Hall 
Sept. 12 – Northampton, Mass., Pearl Street
Sept. 13 – South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground – Ballroom
Sept. 14 – Ithaca, N.Y., The Haunt
Sept. 15 – Cleveland, Ohio, Beachland Ballroom
Sept. 16 – Detroit, Mich., The Majestic Theatre
Sept. 17 – Grand Rapids, Mich., The Pyramid Scheme
Sept. 18 – Kalamazoo, Mich., Bell’s Brewery, Inc.
Sept. 19 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar
Sept. 20 – Madison, Wis., Majestic Theatre
Sept. 21 – Cincinnati, Ohio, The Woodward Theater
Sept. 22 – St. Louis, Mo., The Ready Room
Sept. 23 – Memphis, Tenn., Hi-Tone Café
Sept. 24 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Revelry Room 
Oct. 12 – Asheville, N.C., The Grey Eagle
Oct. 13 – Louisville, Ky., Headliners Music Hall
Oct. 14 – Milwaukee, Wis., Turner Hall Ballroom
Oct. 15 – Minneapolis, Minn., Cedar Cultural Center
Oct. 16 – Omaha, Neb., The Waiting Room
Oct. 17 – Denver, Colo., Bluebird Theater
Oct. 18 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Urban Lounge
Oct. 19 – Boise, Idaho, El Korah Shriners
Oct. 20 – Seattle, Wash., Neumos
Oct. 21 – Portland, Ore., Wonder Ballroom
Oct. 22 – Arcata, Calif., Kate Buchanan Room
Oct. 23 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Oct. 24 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Regent Theater
Oct. 25 – Phoenix, Ariz., The Crescent Ballroom
Oct. 26 – Santa Fe, N.M., Meow Wolf
Oct. 27 – Dallas, Texas, Trees
Oct. 28 – Austin, Texas, The Mohawk
Oct. 29 – Houston, Texas, Walters Downtown
Oct. 30 – Mobile, Ala., Soul Kitchen
Oct. 31 – Atlanta, Ga., Terminal West 

Some shows are already on sale.  Go to OfMontreal.net for more details.

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