Of Montreal and Jon Brion are a match made in heaven, apparently: according to the band’s Twitter, they “Just had a rad meeting with sir jon brion.looks like were gonna work together on the new album! Dreams do come true:•).” Kevin Barnes’ penchant for body paint and riding horses onstage meshes perfectly with Brion’s production style. The musician/producer, who has written the scores for a variety of soundtracks (including those for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees, and Synecdoche, New York) in addition to producing albums by the likes of Aimee Mann, Robyn Hitchcock, Elliott Smith, Kanye West, and Spoon, among others, is already listed on his Wikipedia page as the producer for Of Montreal’s Jon Brion Remix EP, due out this year- looks like the title expands upon the band’s tweet, promising some super cool Of Montreal remixes in your future.

No real surprise that a member of Of Montreal would be a full-fledged Numanoid, right? James Husband, a face you’ll mostly likely recognize if you’ve witnessed that band’s disco spectacle on stage, is preparing to unveil A Parallax I next week, a most excellent album of solo material he recently recorded with his OM bandmates. Pre-order the album and you’ll acquire an additional bonus disc featuring six cover songs, one of which is this faithfully groovy take on Gary Numan’s “My Shadow in Vain.”

James Husband, My Shadow in Vain (Gary Numan Cover)

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The fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest will hit Austin, Texas’ Waterloo Park for two days packed with music on November 7 and 8. The full lineup for the 2009 festival was just announced, and includes Ratatat, Of Montreal, Crystal Castles, Les Savy Fav, Yeasayer, Mission of Burma, Broadcast, Atlas Sound, No Age, Shonen Knife, Fuck Buttons, Times New Viking, Crystal Antlers, Jesus Lizard, Kid Sister, HEALTH, Neon Indian, and Alaska in Winter, among many others. Tickets go on sale today on the Fun Fest’s website, with early bird tickets going for $67.50 and early bird pip tickets selling for $135. The entire lineup is available for your viewing pleasure here.

James Huggins, one of the many multi-instrumentalists in Of Montreal, will release A Parallax I under the moniker James Husband on October 27 via Polyvinyl. The album was recorded between 2003 and 2008 in Athens, Georgia and Stockholm, and features appearances by Of Montreal’s Dottie Alexander, Swedish pop star Jenny Wilson, and Andy LeMaster of Now It’s Overhead.

In further Of Montreal news, Polyvinyl plans to re-release 5 Of Montreal albums on 180 gram vinyl with digital download codes. Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies, Aldhils Arboretum, The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy, The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit’s Flower, and The Early Four Track Recordings can be purchased as a package along with the James Husband album.

Of Montreal and James Husband will also split a 7″ as part of the Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records singles club.

Tracklisting for A Parallax I:
“Little Thrills”
“A Grave in the Gravel”
“Greyscale”
“Elephant Alibi”
“Take the Train”
“No No Baby”
“While the Boys Went Down Under”
“Window”
“Waiting on Rayne”
“Driving Around”
“The Darkestness”
“The Great Grand Ghosts of Buena Vista GA”

James Husband tour dates:
10.23.09 New York, NY @ CMJ
11.02.09 Orlando, FL @ The Social
11.03.09 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
11.04.09 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Down Under
11.07.09 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fest

[Photos and words by Rez Avissar]

Well, there were no white horses this time, no Kevin Barnes full-frontal nudity, and only a handful of wardrobe changes. But of Montreal definitely brought the party to Music Hall of Williamsburg for three nights of their wild freak show/celebration.
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