While adding this to Hissing Fauna would have made it soemthing of a magnum opus, it still works as its own damaged EP. It's more of the same, really, though encapsulated into a shorter span of five tracks and lacking the presence of Georgie Fruit. If you liked Fauna, just get this.
Vinyl Lovers will already be familiar with these songs as they are on side 4!!! Excited to finally have them portable. Great as alwyas from Of Montreal. Nice twist on the first track with the saxophone as opposed to using the trumpet which is the traditional instrument of choice among many elephant 6 groups. Nicely Done
A mostly reflective appendix to Hissing Fauna. None of these tracks are on the full-length, though keep in mind that "Voltaic Crusher" is on the Suicide Squeeze sampler. (Be smart, don't d/l twice.) These are great closer tracks coupled with the bounce of Fauna. The center tracks are mostly lower-keyed, meditative affairs until you hit the roller-coaster ride of "No Conclusion." Think Architecture in Helsinki's "In Case We Die (Parts 1-4)" and you'll know what I mean. All worth spending some time with... which is what I'm going to do right now.
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 »
