OnofMontreal’sseminalalbumTheSunlandicTwins,songwriterandmulti-instrumentalistKevinBarnesfolloweduptheir2004Polyvinyldebut,SatanicPanicintheAttic,withwhatbecametheband’smostcommerciallysuccessfulalbumtodate.OriginallyreleasedinApril2005,TheSunlandicTwinsmarkedasignificantturningpointforofMontreal,showcasingBarnes’evolvingsongwritingandashifttowardsamoreelectronicanddance-orientedsound.Thealbum’svibrantblendofsynth-popandpsychrockhelpedcementitsstatusasafanfavoriteandadefiningmomentintheband’scareer.Iconictrackslike“WraithPinnedtotheMistandOtherGames”and“TheParty’sCrashingUs”becamesomeofthemostbelovedsongsintheband’sextensivecatalog.TheSunlandicTwinssetKevinBarnesonapathtobecomingoneofthemostinfluentialsongwritersinindependentpopmusic.Thealbum’ssuccesspavedthewayformorecriticallyacclaimedreleases,numerouslate-nightTVappearances—includingTheLateShowwithDavidLettermanandLateNightwithJimmyFallon—andbrilliantcollaborationswithartistssuchasSolange,JanelleMonáe,andJonBrion.ofMontrealwentontoperformacrosstheglobe,gracingfestivalstagesatCoachella,Sasquatch!,PitchforkMusicFestival,andbeyond,whilealsoamassinghundredsofmillionsofstreamsworldwide.