Pitchfork just premiered of Montreal's mind-blowing new animated video for "Spiteful Intervention," which brings to life director Jesse Ewles' surrealist, 17th century still-life inspired acrylic paintings as undulating blobs of color that morph frontman Kevin Barnes' face into a series of monstrous singing creatures. Watch it here:
http://bit.ly/IOQ02wAt NPR, watch an entire of Montreal concert filmed at Washington DC's 9:30 Club recently to experience their "wildly theatrical" stage setup on tour:
http://n.pr/JE6u0Kof Montreal has also confirmed a string of U.S. tour dates this June, including Northside Fest in Brooklyn and NXNE in Toronto.
OF MONTREAL U.S. TOUR DATES:
06-12 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theater *
06-13 Richmond, VA - The National *
06-14 Towson, MD - Recher Theater *
06-15 Brooklyn, NY - Northside Festival
06-16 Toronto, Ontario - NXNE
06-17 Pittsburgh, PA - Altar *
06-18 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom *
06-19 Covington, KY - Madison Theatre *
06-20 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom *
* with Chappo and Yip Deceiver
Photos, more info:
http://shorefire.com/clients/ofmontreal/