2/13/2025

of Montreal Announces 'The Sunlandic Twins (20th Anniversary Edition)' Reissue | NEW Tour Dates | Rolling Stone + Song Exploder

of Montreal


Announces The Sunlandic Twins (20th Anniversary Edition)

Remastered Vinyl + Digital Package Reissue

due out March 14 via Polyvinyl Record Co.

The Sunlandic Twins reissue pre-order


Talks Reissue and Tour w/ Rolling Stone | Song Exploder


Unveils Remastered "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games

with Original Music Video – Now in 4K

+ Original Album Bonus EP Track “Family Nouveau


New Dates Added To North American Tour

Kicking Off March 20 in Athens, GA

Tour dates below + here

The Sunlandic Twins (20th Anniversary Edition) artwork 


Art-rock heroes of Montreal have announced the 20th anniversary remastered vinyl + special digital package reissue of their seminal album The Sunlandic Twins (20th Anniversary Edition) due out March 14 via Polyvinyl Record Co. Celebrating the occasion, the band today shares the new 2025 Remaster of their beloved hit single "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games– as recently featured on Song Exploder, alongside a new Hi-Definition 4K rendering of its classic music video, and the newly uncovered album B-Side Family Nouveau,” originally released as a Bonus EP track, now available digitally for the first time. Having closed out 2024 supporting The B-52’s in Athens, of Montreal will also kick off a North American tour next month, delighting audiences with a dynamic performance of the groundbreaking album in full. Tickets and dates here.


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"Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games” (Remastered 2025) 4K Video

“Family Nouveau” Songstream


Remastered by Glenn Schick, who was the mastering engineer on the album’s original release, this momentous release will include a physical 2-LP remastered package pressed at 45 RPM from a Half-Speed Master, cut at Abbey Road Studios. It is lovingly packaged within a Wide Spine Jacket on Gold Holographic Stock that features printed cardstock innersleeves, and a large-format 12-page booklet with new liner notes and track-by-track commentary from Kevin Barnes, as well as never-before-seen art sketches by David Barnes. The special 4-disc digital package includes the Remastered 2025 edition of The Sunlandic Twins 13-song album + 40 bonus tracks (b-sides, rarities, remixes, and a live set recorded in 2006 in Norfolk, VA).

Photo credit: Dave Barron 


Originally released in April 2005, The Sunlandic Twins marked a significant turning point for of Montreal, showcasing Barnes’ evolving songwriting and a shift towards a more electronic and dance-oriented sound. It became the band’s most commercially successful album to date and set Barnes on a path to becoming one of the most influential songwriters in independent pop music. The album’s success paved the way for more critically acclaimed releases, numerous late-night TV appearances—including The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon—and brilliant collaborations with artists such as Solange, Janelle Monáe, and Jon Brion. of Montreal went on to perform across the globe, gracing festival stages at Coachella, Sasquatch!, Pitchfork Music Festival, and beyond, while also amassing hundreds of millions of streams worldwide.


Tour Dates


3/20: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt

3/21: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

3/22: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club %

3/23: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel %

3/24: Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace %

3/25: Boston, MA @ Royale %

3/26: Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall %

3/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts %

3/28: Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry

3/29: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle  

7/15: New Orleans, LA @ The Howlin Wolf #

7/16: Austin, TX @ Radio/East #

7/18: Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole #

7/19: Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco #

7/20: Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre #

7/21: Bend, OR @ Volcanic Theatre Pub #

7/22: Seattle, WA @ Neumos #

7/23: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom #

7/24: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall #

7/26: Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre #

7/27: Kansas City, MO @ recordBar #

7/28: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line #

7/29: Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall #

7/30: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom #

7/31: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme #

8/01: Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theatre #

8/02: Birmingham, AL @ Saturn #

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The Sunlandic Twins (20th Anniversary Edition) Reissue

Digital Package Tracklisting


Part 1 – The Sunlandic Twins (Remastered 2025)

1. Requiem for O.M.M.2 (Remastered 2025)

2. I Was Never Young (Remastered 2025)

3. Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games (Remastered 2025)

4. Forecast Fascist Future (Remastered 2025)

5. So Begins Our Alabee (Remastered 2025)

6. Our Spring Is Sweet Not Fleeting (Remastered 2025)

7. The Party’s Crashing Us (Remastered 2025)

8. Knight Rider (Remastered 2025)

9. I Was A Landscape in Your Dream (Remastered 2025)

10. Death of a Shade of a Hue (Remastered 2025)

11. Oslo in the Summertime (Remastered 2025)

12. October is Eternal (Remastered 2025)

13. The Repudiated Immortals (Remastered 2025)


Part 2

1. Art Snob Solutions

2. The Actor’s Opprobrium

3. Keep Sending Me Black Fireworks

4. Everyday Feels Like Sunday

5. Family Nouveau

6. Psychotic Feeling

7. Kristiansand

8. Micro University

9. Subtest Read, Nothing New

10. Noir Blues to Tinnitus


Part 3

1. Forecast Fascist Future (IQU Remix)

2. The Party’s Crashing Us (I Am The World Trade Center Remix)

3. Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games (Broken Spindles Remix)

4. I Was A Landscape In Your Dream (Grizzly Bear Remix)

5. Requiem for O.M.M.2 (United State of Electronica Remix)

6. I Was Never Young (Supersystem Remix)

7. Forecast Fascist Future (Demix)

8. Daniel [Bat For Lashes Cover]

9. Crazy For You But Not That Crazy [The Magnetic Fields Cover]

10. Whale Horn

11. Hypnotic Agents [Unreleased Blikk Fang Track]

12. Little Bird [Beach Boys Cover]

13. Back To School [Royal Trux Cover]


Part 4 – Live in Norfolk, VA 2006

1. Intro (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

2. Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

3. I Was Never Young (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

4. Suffer For Fashion (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

5. Forecast Fascist Future (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

6. Old People In The Cemetery (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

7. jamzzzings/B.P's band intros (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

8. My British Tour Diary (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

9. Requiem for O.M.M 2 (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

10. She's A Rejector (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

11. Rapture Rapes The Muses (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

12. Oslo In The Summertime (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

13. Cato As A Pun (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

14. Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

15. Disconnect The Dots (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

16. Party's Crashing Us (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)

17. So Begins Our Alabee (Live in Norfolk, VA 2006)


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