Of Montreal Tour: E6 Band To Travel North America In Support Of New Album 'lousy with slyvianbriar' [TOUR DATES]

After a stunning single aping their early work was released from their new album lousy with sylvianbriar, I can't help but be excited for Of Montreal's latest. Now, there's even more good news. The Elephant Six band has announced a North American tour.

OF MONTREAL TOUR DATES (via):

10-18 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
10-22 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10-23 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
10-24 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
10-25 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10-26 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
10-27 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10-28 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10-29 Cleveland, OH - Beachland *
10-30 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
10-31 Madison, WI - Majestic Theater *
11-01 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center *
11-02 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
11-03 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater *
11-04 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
11-05 Boise, ID - Korah Shrine *
11-06 Seattle, WA - Neomos *
11-07 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
11-08 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
11-09  San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
11-10 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *
11-11 Los Angeles, CA - Largo at the Coronet *
11-12 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
11-14 Dallas, TX - Trees *
11-15 Austin, TX - Mohawk *
11-16 New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf *
11-17 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West * 

* w/ La Luz

lousy with slyvianbriar will drop October 8 and lead singer Kevin Barnes recently revealed details about the album-making process.

"I knew I wanted the process to be more in line with the way people used to make albums in the late 60s and early 70s. I wanted to work fast and to maintain a high level of spontaneity and immediacy. I wanted the songs to be more lyric driven, and for the instrumental arrangements to be understated and uncluttered." 

This is a surprising return to form. The band started as a ragtag group of musicians who liked to pretend the Summer of Love never ended, before evolving into a dance-rock group with a penchant for SAT words. Of Montreal's last few albums have been experimental headaches following Barnes' transvestite alter-ego (don't ask), so it's nice to see OM take a step back into what we loved about them in the first place.