American psychedelic/glam rock band of Montrealย is coming to Bangkok for “Singha Light Live Series Vol. 3″ this August 9 at Live RCA.
2016 is a definitely a good year to be an indie fan. No sooner had their second show in the series, featuring The Radio Dept., wrapped up, local promoter HAVE YOU HEARD? announced the Georgia-native quirky quintet would be putting on a show for us.
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And since of Montreal is also setย to release their newest album Innocence Reachesย thisย August, fans can probably expect to hear their new tunes live.
ยฉHAVE YOU HEARD?
Early bird tickets are now on sale for THB1,200 (2,000 for a pair) until July 14. See hereย for more details.
Like many of their previous albums,ย Innocence Reaches touches a variety ofย colourfulย synth-pop tunes. The albumย begins by challenging ideas about gender and attraction throughย an aery robotic query,ย โHow do you identify?โ
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As the band’s fourteenth LP,ย Innocence Reachesย surprised fans with its incorporation ofย contemporary electronica, indie pop, as well as EDM.
of Montreal’s frontmanย Kevin Barnes admitted experiencing with new sounds.
โForever Iโve been detached from current music,โ said Barnes. โI 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 ร, Chairlift, Arca, and others, thinking about low end and sound collage. It was an extra layer to geek out on.โ
Formed back in 1996 by Kevin Barnes, of Montreal was named after a failed romance between Barnes and a woman “of Montreal.” As part ofย Elephant 6 collective, of Montreal played alongside numerousย notable independent bands of the nineties.
