Of Montreal

Of Montreal. Nina Barnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Gem Club, Perera Elsewhere, Of Montreal, Remi Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Of Montreal performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 14, 2012. Christopher Parks/NPR hide caption

With its horns and woodwinds, Of Montreal's "Dour Percentage" is danceable like a disco hit, but twice as flirty. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (top left), Low (bottom left), Timber Timbre's Taylor Kirk (right). Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes (center) spoke with World Cafe host David Dye. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Alternating between shrieking falsetto and spoken word, Of Montreal's "Our Riotous Defects" chronicles a deteriorating relationship with a "crazy girl." courtesy of the artist hide caption

Strange creatures take the stage in Of Montreal's spectacular performance at the 9:30 Club, in Washington, D.C. Shantel Mitchell hide caption

Even with creative MP3 packaging for his music, Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes still believes in the concept of the album. Patrick Heagney hide caption