Of Montreal Announces New Album 'Lady On The Cusp' With First Single Yung Hearts Bleed Free
Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Shervin Lainez
Of Montreal have announced a new album.
Led by songwriter Kevin Barnes, the prolific psych-pop group will release 'Lady On The Cusp' on May 17 through Polyvinyl Records.
Written, performed and engineered by Barnes, with assistance from Clayton Rychlik and Jojo Glidewell on a couple of tracks, it's previewed with the funk-leaning single, Yung Hearts Bleed Free. Barnes commented:
"Influenced by the Leos Carax film Boy Meets Girl, Bootsy's Rubber Band, and my recent purchase of a Yamaha TG33 and a Kawai K1M. I wanted to make a strutting, sexy little vamp of a song that just kind of chugged along and felt relaxed and playful and free."
It arrives paired with a video directed by Madeline Babuka Black, who said: "There’s a certain 60’s/ experimental spirit to Barnes’ songwriting that I love and by using analog techniques of paper cut out and direct on film animation I pay homage to that. The paper cut out animations and color palette of the film were deeply inspired by Larry Jordan’s experimental animations, most notably his 1968 film Our Lady of the Sphere."
Of Montreal have also scheduled a North American tour for the summer. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (March 8).
Their most recent album is 2022's 'Freewave Lucifer fck'.
'Lady On The Cusp' tracklist:
1. Music Hurts the Head
2. 2 Depressed 2 Fuck
3. Rude Girl on Rotation
4. Yung Hearts Bleed Free
5. Soporific Cell
6. I Can Read Smoke
7. PI$$ PI$$
8. Sea Mines That Mr Gone
9. Poetry Surf
10. Genius in the Wind
Of Montreal Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri May 31 2024 - ATHENS Georgia - Georgia Theatre (USA)
Sat June 01 2024 - CHATTANOOGA Tennessee - Barrelhouse Ballroom (USA)
Mon June 03 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Underground Arts (USA)
Tue June 04 2024 - BROOKLYN New York - Elsewhere (USA)
Wed June 05 2024 - CAMBRIDGE MA Massachusetts - Sinclair (USA)
Thu June 06 2024 - HAMDEN Connecticut - Space Ballroom (USA)
Fri June 07 2024 - ROCHESTER New York - Water Street Music Hall (USA)
Sat June 08 2024 - DETROIT Michigan - Magic Stick (USA)
Sun June 09 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Lincoln Hall (USA)
Mon June 10 2024 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Delmar Hall (USA)
Tue June 11 2024 - WICHITA Kansas - Wave (USA)
Wed June 12 2024 - ENGLEWOOD Colorado - Gothic Theatre (USA)
Fri June 14 2024 - JACKSON HOLE Wyoming - Center For Arts (USA)
Sat June 15 2024 - BOISE Idaho - Treefort Music Hall (USA)
Sun June 16 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Neumos (USA)
Mon June 17 2024 - PORTLAND Oregon - Wonder Ballroom (USA)
Tue June 18 2024 - EUGENE Oregon - WOW Hall (USA)
Wed June 19 2024 - ROSEVILLE California - Goldfield Trading Post (USA)
Thu June 20 2024 - BERKELEY California - UC Theatre (USA)
Fri June 21 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Regent Theatre - CA (USA)
Sat June 22 2024 - PHOENIX Arizona - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix (USA)
Sun June 23 2024 - ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico - Sister (USA)
Tue June 25 2024 - AUSTIN Texas - Mohawk (USA)
Wed June 26 2024 - DALLAS Texas - Trees (USA)
Thu June 27 2024 - SPRINGFIELD Missouri - Regency Live (USA)
Fri June 28 2024 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Exit In (USA)
Sat June 29 2024 - ATLANTA Georgia - Variety Playhouse (USA)
Sun June 30 2024 - CARRBORO North Carolina - Cat's Cradle (USA)
Mon July 01 2024 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - 9:30 Club (USA)
Tue July 02 2024 - ASHEVILLE North Carolina - Grey Eagle (USA)
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