Of Montreal (stylized as of Montreal) is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective. Throughout its existence, of Montreal's musical style has evolved from vaudeville and Beatles-influenced psychedelic twee pop to a mixture of electronica, funk, glam, and afrobeat music influenced by Prince and David Bowie.
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- Official homepage at ofmontreal.net
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/xxofMontrealxx
- Twitter at twitter.com/XXOFMONTREALXX
- MySpace at myspace.com/ofmontreal
- Wikipedia article on Of Montreal
- Last.fm page on of Montreal
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Of Montreal
- MusicBrainz entry on of Montreal
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