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The brainchild of singer/song-writer/guitarist Kevin Barnes, euphoric indie popsters of Montreal were among the second wave of bands to emerge from the sprawling Elephant 6 collective. A native of Athens, Georgia, Barnes was inspired to form the group in the wake of a broken romance with a woman from Montreal; signing to Bar/None while living in Florida, he subsequently moved to Cleveland and Minneapolis in search of compatible band mates, finally returning home to collaborate with bassist Bryan Helium (also a member of Athens' Elf Power) and drummer Derek Almstead. of Montreal's debut album, Cherry Peel, appeared in mid-1997, followed that...
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