of Montreal, Avery Island BCE

OnofMontrealsseminalalbumTheSunlandicTwins,songwriterandmulti-instrumentalistKevinBarnesfolloweduptheir2004Polyvinyldebut,SatanicPanicintheAttic,withwhatbecamethebandsmostcommerciallysuccessfulalbumtodate.OriginallyreleasedinApril2005,TheSunlandicTwinsmarkedasignificantturningpointforofMontreal,showcasingBarnesevolvingsongwritingandashifttowardsamoreelectronicanddance-orientedsound.Thealbumsvibrantblendofsynth-popandpsychrockhelpedcementitsstatusasafanfavoriteandadefiningmomentinthebandscareer.IconictrackslikeWraithPinnedtotheMistandOtherGamesandThePartysCrashingUsbecamesomeofthemostbelovedsongsinthebandsextensivecatalog.TheSunlandicTwinssetKevinBarnesonapathtobecomingoneofthemostinfluentialsongwritersinindependentpopmusic.Thealbumssuccesspavedthewayformorecriticallyacclaimedreleases,numerouslate-nightTVappearancesincludingTheLateShowwithDavidLettermanandLateNightwithJimmyFallonandbrilliantcollaborationswithartistssuchasSolange,JanelleMone,andJonBrion.ofMontrealwentontoperformacrosstheglobe,gracingfestivalstagesatCoachella,Sasquatch!,PitchforkMusicFestival,andbeyond,whilealsoamassinghundredsofmillionsofstreamsworldwide.