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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
50 million Alan Jackson fans can’t be wrong
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alan Jackson is now a 50 million-album man.
The Newnan native’s label, Arista Nashville, just released a statement trumpeting Jackson’s newest milestone. He’s now sold a cumulative total of 50 million albums over his nearly 20-year recording career.
This news comes hot on the heels of Jackson’s 33rd No. 1 single “Good Time,” the title track from his latest album. That March-released album was another first for the singer and songwriter. It was the first of his 17 albums entirely written by Jackson.
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New Of Montreal album announced
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Of Montreal (from left): The late BP Helium, James Husband, Kevin Barnes, Ahmed Gallab, Dotty Alexander, Davey Pierce.
Athens’ Of Montreal released its debut album more than 10 years ago, but with last year’s “Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?” the band reached new heights, both commercially and artistically.
The band’s driving force (and, at one time, sole member) Kevin Barnes just gets better with each new release. His psychedelically adventurous indie-pop is catchier and more cohesive with every passing year.
Barnes and Co. have just announced the follow-up to “Hissing Fauna.” “Skeletal Lamping” will be released on Oct. 7 by Polyvinyl Records, as the band begins a tour that will take them from Durham, N.C. (on Oct. 7) to Stockholm (Oct. 20) and back to Georgia. The Atlanta date is Nov. 8 at the Tabernacle (tickets are $19 and are available through Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Here’s an Of Montreal tune that might sound familiar if you’ve ever seen (and heard) those Outback Steakhouse commercials. It’s called “Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games),” from Of Montreal’s 2005 album “The Sunlandic Twins.” Outback bought the rights and changed the words.
There’s more audio and video at the band’s MySpace page.
