... "She's a Rejecter" might be only only real stand out track this band has ever done --- and it's incredibily derivative. So I'd say (at this point) not only don't download the entire "Hissing" album but don't even download this entire EP --- just "She's a Rejecter". (In fairness, I will try again to hear whatever it is that everyone who loves this band hears --- BUT, so far --- no dice).
Yo, the first two songs are on the new album, which is brilliant. Just get the album.
Listening to the upcoming full album (available as stream on the polyvinyl website), it seems that there many great tracks on it. Unfortunately, the two present here are not among them. I don't know why these were chosen as this kind of "album teaser", but any other pair of tracks from "Hissing Fauna..." would have served this purpose better.
The whole darn album is amazing. It will knock your socks off, etc. Don't know if eMusic will carry it or not, but I preorderd from Polyvinyl and got an EP along with for free. Yay yay yay for of Montreal. Yay.
Was this a nice kick in the pants or what? Lovely. A breath of fresh music is always good for the soul. Can't wait for the rest.
Whether cavorting around the stage in ballet tights or turning his psyche onto skewed, Technicolor pop songs, Of Montreal main man Kevin Barnes puts so much of himself on display that it almost seems impolite to look. For over 15 years he's commandeered his continuously mutating studio project and live band, while simultaneously exploring his own multiple personalities, sexualities and spiritualities. Invigorating the psychedelic soul of 2008's Skeletal Lamping and 2010's False Priest with… more »
Right — the Prince stuff. Let's start there. "Our Riotous Defects," track two of False Priest, Kevin Barnes's 11th album either with or as Of Montreal, channels Prince in a way that's even more direct than usual. Over the last few Of Montreal albums, Barnes hasn't been shy about his desire to come as close as possible to that sound and standard while still remaining his weirdo, hyperkinetic, Athens, Georgia-bred indie-pop self. But he's… more »
