Kevin Barnes是一名製片人。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Kevin Barnes
- andsong：for the indie rock
- the origin：of the name
- married：Nina Grottland
[font color="#999999"]bornin Rocky River, Ohio, U.S.A. on May 30, 1974.
He is the singer andsongwriter for the indie rock group of Montreal, part of the Elephant 6Collective. Barnes started the band on his own and, although providingseveral stories as to the origin of the name, is said to have named itafter a failed romance with a woman from Montreal. The group hasrecorded nine full-length albums, and numerous EPs and 7" singles.
His brother, David Barnes, is an artist who has designed most of theband's artwork for albums after the release of The Gay Parade.
His cousin, Chuck Andrews, was a member of Qwasi Qwa and is now the singer/songwriter of the indie rock band Fire Zuave.
In 2004, Barnes married Nina Grottland, a former Ethnobabes member aswell as a graphic artist. They have one daughter, Alabee, born in Osloon December 29th, 2004.
[/font][font color="#003300" size="3"]OfMontreal consists of musicians Kevin Barnes, Bryan Poole (the Late B.P.Helium), Dottie Alexander, Jamey Huggins, Davey Pierce, and AhmedGallab. The group has recorded nine studio albums, beginning withCherry Peel, and their ninth, Skeletal Lamping, is due to be releasedon October 31, 2008 on Polyvinyl. While melodic pop has always beenBarnes' primary vehicle, his style has managed to transformsignificantly since the 1997 release of Cherry Peel. The acoustictendencies of early albums gradually transformed into a moreelectronic, funk, and overall eclectic sound. One of the features whichoften appears in Barnes' songwriting is his penchant for composingupbeat melodies to gloomy lyrics and morose subject matter. Atdifferent periods in the band's career he has dealt with subjects bothpersonal and fictional. He is a prolific lyricist with a tendency toemploy unusual words and phrases, as well as complicated worldplay.[/font]
