FasterLouder reviewed the Biffy Clyro show at The Hi-Fi on Tuesday night.  This is what they had to say about our set.

Local indie-rock 4 piece Montpelier is a slick choice of opener. Their classy offering of very original originals strike up giant-killer comparisons from Arcade Fire to Foals. Deliciously layered vocals soar while simple but sharp drumming keeps the seams tightly sewn. A slow funk-blues track mid-set throws what turns out to be a golden spanner. As the set builds to a climactic close, the steadily growing crowd is totally sold and as the Brisbane boys disappear from view, they do so with a stack of new fans.

You can read the review in context and also the write up of Biffy Clyro’s set here: http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/23806/Biffy-Clyro-Montpellier–The-HiFi-Brisbane-18052010.htm

Our single launch last month was reviewed on FasterLouder.com.au.  Here’s a bit of what they had to say about the night:

Turn the tables once again, and main act Montpelier offer yet more points of difference on the musical smorgasbord of the evening. Fresh from a recording stint in Hollyweird, the Brisbane four-piece are a tight and polished pop-rock outfit seemingly from another time and place. This was no polyester-shirt, horn-rimmed glasses, shoe-gazing affair, but unadulterated melodic soaring, backed by some superb uplifting harmonising. Guitarist Dave Butler kicked off the vocal duties, but spent most of the evening wonderfully harmonising below bassist Greg Chiapello’s heart-on-the-sleeve singing style. Drummer John Pickering’s staccato rhythms provided a necessary counter-point early on and significantly lightened the mood in some of the darker moments. Nearing the set’s end, new singles The Rafters and Fireworks were treated to a slight re-working with Larsen joining them onstage for a little extra guitar and vocal kick. With keyboardist Andrew Stone strapping on a piano accordion, the two offerings were clear indications of this band’s ambitions to make memorable, fit-for-the-moment epic rock. The apt rise and fall of Last Boat Out To See You, with its nautical theme and interesting back-story, perfectly illustrated the intelligence and warmth Montpelier bring to their sound and whetted the appetite for more things to come.

Thanks for the review BrisJamin.  Check out the full article online here:

http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/21975/Montpelier-Tin-Can-Radio-Stu-Larsen-and-Lydia-Cole–The-Troubadour-Brisbane-151209-.htm

FasterLouder weighed in on our show with some very kind words.  We hate technical hitches!

A technical hitch holds MONTPELIER up for a few seconds as they begin but they calmly swing into gear, and begin a very chilled out and relaxed set. Informing the small crowd that they have just returned from LA where they are recording their debut EP, they launch into ‘The Rafters’, the standout song of the set. Lead vocal duties are shared between the bassist Greg Chiapello and the guitarist Dave Butler and their light vocals match the indie-pop tunes perfectly. The foursome has only been together since the start of 2009 but are very much in sync with each other, and their music, and tonight’s set suggests big things may be on the horizon.

The full article can be found here: http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/19362/The-Kill-Scene-The-Arachnids-Montpelier-Stratton–The-Step-Inn-Brisbane-110709.htm