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Recommended by us on 3rd February 2012
...according to our Phil on Thu 02 Feb, 2012.
I used to love these guys. Their skewed take on psyche pop music wasn't really like anything I'd heard before and those early albums rocked my world for a period of time. Since they've become more poppy and dare I say commercial I've not been feeling it as much. I thought I'd check the newie out to see if I can rekindle the love. I'm not sure why I went off them as the songs are still all over the shop. I think it might be the production as it's got more hifi and the Prince esque style tracks I never really felt. 'Paralytic Stalks' seems chocka full of old style Of Montreal pop tracks which turn on a sixpence. It's all very psychedelic, it's all very pop and it's kinda prog in parts with the time changes.. So far it's winning for me! The final track on the album is a 13 minute opus which is like an entire album recorded in one song. In a word it's nuts (good nuts though!) I've just been reading on the sales notes that Hissing Fauna sold over 100,000 copies. That's a lot of records!
• ‘Paralytic Stalks’ musical and lyrical directions are infinitely more personal than anything of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes has written since 2007’s ‘Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?’ (which was featured on 30 Best Album lists including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and has sold over 100,000 copies to date).
• Recorded at Barnes’s home studio in Athens, GA, ‘Paralytic Stalks’ is a stimulating array of densely packed ideas presented with stunning agility. Each track feeds off the last in what seems a singular album-long movement that never allows you to rip your ears away. ‘Paralytic Stalks’ at times resembles modern classical with its intricate compositions, while at others echoes of neo-prog, pseudo- country, and 60s pop.
• The album cover features new art from David Barnes (who recently published his debut art book ‘What’s Weird?’ on Polyvinyl). The double LP (double 180-gram yellow vinyl with digital download) also includes a 12” x 24” pull-out poster.
• 15 year touring history including high profile festivals such as All Tomorrow’s Parties, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Sundance, Bonnaroo, Coachella and Bumbershoot.
• Music has been featured in television and film including ‘Weeds’, ‘Ugly Betty’, ‘The OC’, ‘Cloverfield’, ‘I Am Here’ and ‘September Issue’, as well as television commercials for Comcast, NASDAQ, and more.
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