{{Infobox album | name = Aethermead | type = studio | artist = [[of Montreal]] | cover = Aethermead.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{start date|2026|6|05}} | recorded = | studio = * The Honey Jar ([[Brooklyn]]) * Sunlandic (Brooklyn)<ref name="Bandcamp" /> | genre = | length = | label = [[Polyvinyl Record Co.|Polyvinyl]] | producer = [[Kevin Barnes]] | chronology = [[of Montreal]] | prev_title = [[Lady on the Cusp]] | prev_year = 2024 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Aethermead | type = studio | single1 = When | single1date = April 2, 2026 | single2 = Already Dreaming | single2date = May 5, 2026 | single3 = Take the Form | single3date = June 2, 2026 }} }}
'''''Aethermead''''', stylized in all lowercase, is the upcoming twentieth studio album of American indie rock band [[of Montreal]]. It is scheduled for release on June 5, 2026, through [[Polyvinyl Records]].
== Background == Before writing the album, singer [[Kevin Barnes]] split from his then-fiancée Christina Schneider after eight years and a move to [[Vermont]]. After the break-up, Barnes moved to Brooklyn, where he was then inspired to create the new album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redfern |first=Mark |title=of Montreal Shares Video for New Song “Already Dreaming” Directed by Kevin Barnes' Daughter |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/of_montreal_shares_video_for_new_song_already_dreaming_directed_by_daughter/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=Under the Radar Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The album was announced on April 2, 2026, along with the release of a new single, "When".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-02 |title=of Montreal Announce New Album 'aethermead': Hear "When" |url=https://stereogum.com/2494443/of-montreal-announce-new-album-aethermead-hear-when/music/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=stereogum.com |language=en}}</ref> A month prior to the album's announcement, the band announced a tour with openers CorMae and [[Sloppy Jane]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |title=of Montreal announce North American tour with Sloppy Jane & CorMae |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/of-montreal-announce-north-american-tour-with-sloppy-jane-cormae/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref> The album's title is based off the Nethermead area in [[Prospect Park (Brooklyn)|Prospect Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coplan |first=Chris |date=2026-04-02 |title=of Montreal Announce New Album aethermead, Share Forceful Lead Single "When" |url=https://consequence.net/2026/04/of-montreal-aethermead-lead-single-when/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref> On May 5, the second single from the album released, "Already Dreaming". The music video that released alongside it was directed by Beatrice Barnes, the daughter of Kevin Barnes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-06 |title=“Already Dreaming” From of Montreal Augurs An End And A New Beginning |url=https://wildfiremusic.net/2026/05/06/already-dreaming-from-of-montreal-augurs-an-end-and-a-new-beginning/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Wildfire Music + News |language=en-US}}</ref> The band's third single released June 2, a song titled "Take the Form".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify – Web Player |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3EXYBCg3JvAnarbl8LXtvb |access-date=2026-06-02 |website=Spotify |language=en}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''aethermead'' track listing<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/1aUSdPHWFdEZKKvcktX070?si=f3a34b1ff3bc4fd2 |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref> | all_writing = [[Kevin Barnes]] | title1 = Already Dreaming | length1 = 3:08 | title2 = Wanting on Air | length2 = 3:02 | title3 = Listen to Music and Cry | length3 = 2:51 | title4 = My Zhe Zhe | length4 = 2:23 | title5 = Take the Form | length5 = 3:05 | title6 = When | length6 = 2:32 | title7 = Hack it Up | length7 = 3:22 | title8 = Lacan in the Family | length8 = 2:54 | title9 = Having a Moment | length9 = 3:32 | title10 = From the Font of You | length10 = 4:50 | title11 = To Nothing's Reward | length11 = 2:32 | title12 = Now We Cringe at the Thought | length12 = 3:24 | title13 = Dismissal Mosaics | length13 = 3:43 | total_length = 41:18 }}
== Personnel == Credits are adapted from the album's [[Bandcamp]] page.<ref name="Bandcamp">{{Cite web |title=aethermead, by of Montreal |url=https://ofmontreal.bandcamp.com/album/aethermead |access-date=May 16, 2026 |publisher=[[Bandcamp]] |language=en}}</ref>
=== of Montreal === *[[Kevin Barnes]] – vocals, guitars, [[slide guitar]]s, pianos, synthesizers, percussion, [[Record producer|production]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[Audio engineer|engineering]] *Ross Brand – bass guitars, guitars *Clayton Rychlik – drums, [[vibraphone]], synthesizers, percussion *Jojo Glidewell – pianos, synthesizers, keys
=== Additional contributors === *Drew Vandenberg – engineering *Mike Nolte – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] *David Barnes – artwork *Ryan Miller – [[Page layout|layout]]
== References ==
{{reflist}} {{Of Montreal}}
[[Category:2026 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Kevin Barnes]] [[Category:Of Montreal albums]] [[Category:Polyvinyl Record Co. albums]]