“A golden despondency” is how Kevin Barnes translates the meaning behind Aureate Gloom, the title he gave of Montreal’s thirteenth full-length album.
The oxymoron is one Barnes says best describes the overall state of his life and mental outlook while working on the record: first on a writing retreat in New York City, then while demoing tracks in Athens, before finally recording at Sonic Ranch, just across the border from Juarez, Mexico in the Texan desert. If you’re wondering what exactly would lead Barnes to use this epithet to describe his reality at the time, look no further than the songs themselves.
See the band live WSG: Surface To Air Missive
at Majestic Theatre at 4140 Woodward in Detroit.
on Saturday, September 12
8:00 PM/All Ages
Tickets: $15 Adv./ $18 Day of
Buy advance tickets HERE.
But wait! We here at MCB are giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show. Just drop an e-mail to ambervillainfilm@aol.com with "Of Montreal show" as the subject and your "full name" in the body of the e-mail. We will pick a winner by random and will let you know by Friday evening if you have won!
On top of that, the band is giving a local fan a chance to win a copy of their latest album Aureate Gloom on blue vinyl. Just drop an e-mail to ambervillainfilm@aol.com with "Of Montreal BLUE vinyl" as the subject and your "full name" and "shipping address" in the body of the e-mail. We will pick a winner by random and will let you know by Friday evening if you have won!
