{"id":15007,"date":"2013-01-31T15:36:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T23:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=15007"},"modified":"2013-01-31T15:36:48","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T23:36:48","slug":"watch-of-montreal-unplugged-on-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-01\/watch-of-montreal-unplugged-on-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Of Montreal Unplugged On NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had an inkling of a (temporary?) seismic-shift in the band Of Montreal<\/strong> and its leader Kevin Barnes<\/strong> last summer when Barnes and crew appeared unplugged on Bandstand Busking<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Gone was a good portion of the flash and flamboyance<\/a><\/strong> the band is known for live, supplanted by four musicians playing unplugged and plucking at heartstrings.\u00a0 Now comes an even-more subdued Barnes (together with Rebecca Cash<\/strong>–looking more like a Presley<\/strong> than a Cash<\/strong> to us–and\u00a0Bryan Poole<\/strong> on first song Feminine Effects<\/strong>), performing three very personal new songs for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert<\/strong>.\u00a0 The net effect (e.g. on Imbecile Rages<\/strong><\/em>) sounds a bit like Stephen Malkmus-Meets-Bob Dylan-inside-Noah and the Whale<\/strong>.\u00a0 All good in our book, though Barnes’ vocalistics<\/strong> at 7:28 set him apart from the others listed.\u00a0 Check it out after the setlist below.<\/p>\n

Set List<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Feminine Effects<\/strong><\/em>
\nImbecile Rages<\/strong><\/em>
\nAmphibian Days<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n