It doesn’t really make any sense that Solange is this indie-friendly songstress — what is it, her hip clothing and haircut? — while the obviously more talented Beyoncé only appears to be cool when standing next to Jay-Z. Little sister Knowles appeared last night with eternally indie-friendly pop-rockers of Montreal on the pleasantly indie-friendly Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
They performed “Sex Karma”, an R&B song originally intended for her album but which will appear on of Montreal’s False Priest when it drops September 14th. It’s pretty easy to forget how much Solange sounds like her sister until she opens her mouth, but when she does, you find her voice accompanies that of Kevin Barnes surprisingly well, probably better than her famous sister’s would.
That said, this performance is a bunch of mimes playing Motown music with a pop star’s flawed sister, so don’t get too excited. However, a web-only clip of “Coquet Coquette” is something to be excited about. The mimes come out in full force for this song and even bring some sword-wielding Tuskan Raiders with them. The track is very psychedelic and is worth a watch just for the guitar solo, which could be confused for a theremin solo.
Check out both tracks below.
of Montreal 2010 Tour Dates:
07/30 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
07/31 – S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
08/02 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
09/13 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
09/14 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
09/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory #
09/16 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues #
09/17 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
09/18 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
09/19 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom #
09/21 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater #
09/22 – Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Festival #
09/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
09/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater #
09/26 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom #
10/03 – Dublin, IE @ Tripod
10/04 – Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
10/05 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
10/06 – London, UK @ Koko
10/07 – Paris, FR @ La Cigalle
10/09 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
10/10 – Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast
10/12 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser
10/13 – Oslo, NO @ Wimp Event
10/14 – Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
10/15 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Rotonde
10/21 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant #
10/22 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground #
10/23 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall #
10/24 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre #
10/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex #
10/27 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater #
10/28 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater #
10/29 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
10/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium #
10/31 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater
11/01 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater #
11/02 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater #
11/03 – Austin, TX @ East Side Drive Inn #
11/04 – Houston, TX @ Numbers #
11/05 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric #
11/06 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
11/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
# = w/ Janelle Monáe
