of Montreal Release 'Already Dreaming' Video

(Charm School) of Montreal has announced their landmark 20th studio album aethermead - due out June 5 on Polyvinyl Record Co. - and art-punk lead single "When" to widespread critical acclaim! Wrestling with an emotional cavalcade of confusion, frustration and bitterness to passion, desire, and healing it is something of a breakup record. But more importantly, it's an account of personal rebirth.

Kevin Barnes unfurls another layer with the robust, dreamy jangle of second album cut "Already Dreaming" released today. Beautifully directed by his daughter Beatrice Barnes who is currently enrolled in film school, the accompanying video fearlessly bares the raw vulnerability and trepid hope experienced just before Kevin's romantic split which landed him near her back in NYC.

Director Beatrice Barnes shares, "My vision for this music video was inspired by '60s films and surrealist media. Listening to the song, I immediately saw a surrealist dream-like treatment centered around yearning and isolation in someone else's presence. Stuck in a dilapidated house, an unhappy couple lives in conflict. One desperately fighting for the other's attention while the other repels every effort."

"I wrote this song while still living in Vermont," explains Kevin. "I can see now that it was a sad augury for the end of my 8 year relationship and the close of that important chapter of my life. As sad as the song is, it does point to new beginnings and the blind hopefulness inherent in ripping it up and starting again. Working with Beatrice on the music video was a dream. I loved watching her do her directorial thing. One of the main reasons I moved to NYC was to be closer to her and it felt really special to be able to collaborate on an art project together."

As the musical project enters its 30th year of existence, Kevin refers to aethermead as personal and confessional "to an embarrassing degree" - a descriptor that says less about its contents than what it took to lay them bare. Following a dual split with both his then-fiance and isolated surroundings of Vermont, he relocated to Brooklyn, effectively falling in love with his new environment while rebuilding his mental state: "I've always had a romantic fascination with New York, but for forever I couldn't figure out how to make it work. The timing was perfect this time around." The title "aethermead" itself draws direct inspiration from the sources of healing that Kevin has since embraced in his Brooklyn era; the Nethermead area within Prospect Park where he takes his dog for daily walks and his newfound meditation practice..

aethermead is a record that feels singular and newly energized, cementing Kevin Barnes, yet again, as one of indie rock's most daring risk-takers and persistent curator of arguably the genre's most sprawling and fascinating catalog of music. Be sure to catch of Montreal's 2026 North American tour in a city near you - a live experience that is as unpredictable and electrifying as ever.

Tour Dates

06/19: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club ~
06/20: Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle ~
06/21: Norfolk, VA @ The Annex ~
06/22: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~
06/23: New York, NY @ Webster Hall ~
06/24: Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair ~
06/25: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts ~
06/26: Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall at Babeville ~
06/27: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls ~
06/28: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick ~
06/29: Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell's Eccentric Café ~
06/30: Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~
07/01: Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall ~
07/02: Chattanooga, TN @ Barrellhouse Ballroom ~
07/03: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle ~
07/04: Charleston, SC @ Charleston Pour House ~
07/21: Nashville, TN @ The Mill at Cannery Hall %
07/22: St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall %
07/23: Wichita, KS @ WAVE %
07/24: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater %
07/25: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Metro Music Hall %
07/26: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall %
07/27: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom %
07/28: Seattle, WA @ Neumos %
07/29: Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall %
07/30: Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post %
07/31: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall %
08/01: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater %
08/02: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom %
08/03: Albuquerque, NM @ Sister %
08/05: Dallas, TX @ Trees %
08/06: Austin, TX @ Mohawk %
08/07: Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Live %
08/08: Birmingham, AL @ Saturn %
10/02: Reno, NV @ Off Beat Arts & Music Festival
~ w/ Cormae
% w/ Sloppy Jane
^ w/ Healing Potpourri

of Montreal Announce New Album With 'When' Visualizer

of Montreal Plot North American Tour

Vans Warped Tour Announce Lineup For Montreal

Clutch Launching North American Tour

News > of Montreal