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of Montreal have unveiled details of their forthcoming album, including a collaboration with Solange Knowles. Glamourous frontman Kevin Barnes revealed several details about the new record in a recent interview with Stereogum; the album will be potentially called either ‘False Priest’ or ‘The Controller Sphere’ and is set for release in late Summer/early Autumn. R n b star Janelle Monae will also feature on the album, more details of other potential collaborations are yet to be confirmed, as is electronic wiz Jon Brion’s involvement on production duties pending an experimental recording session this Spring.
Read the full interview and hear an audio teaser from the new recording sessions  here!
The Solange cameo comes as less of a surprise following on from last month’s widely-reported news that big sister Beyoncé was keen on exploring a more alternative indie direction a la of Montreal after receiving a tip from Solange!
Commenting on that episode, Barnes says “Maybe it will happen. I’d love to do it, it would be a fun experience. It’s just something she dropped and hasn’t really developed. I wonder about it, too, because I don’t know how good I am at writing songs for other people. When I heard that she said that, I thought, ‘Oh, I should try to get something going.’ I started writing this song, and then next thing I know, it’s so weird that she would never in a million years listen to it, let alone record it! It’s a challenge for me.”
The new record is set to develop on the funkier, George Clinton-inspired moments on 2008’s critically lauded album ‘Skeletal Lamping’. Barnes also expresses ambitions to expand on the current five-member set up of of Montreal to incorporate up to ten members in their live show. This is an attempt to create a fuller sound and not have to use pre-recorded backing tracks and also further boost the element of spectacle in their vibrant live shows. “We’re going to try to do something closer to the kind of bands that Curtis Mayfield or Stevie Wonder had in the ’70s,” Barnes says.

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