| Product Summary | | Label: Polyvinyl Records | | UPC: 00644110012425 | | Release Date: 1/23/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 203882200 | | Item#: M3E77X | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Suffer For Fashion ~ Of Montreal |  | | 2. Sink The Seine ~ Of Montreal | | | 3. Cato As A Pun ~ Of Montreal | | | 4. Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse ~ Of Montreal | | | 5. Gronlandic Edit ~ Of Montreal | | | 6. Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger, A ~ Of Montreal | | | 7. Past Is A Grotesque Animal, The ~ Of Montreal | | | 8. Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider ~ Of Montreal | | | 9. Faberge Falls For Shuggie ~ Of Montreal | | | 10. Labyrinthian Pomp ~ Of Montreal | | | 11. She's A Rejecter ~ Of Montreal | | | 12. We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling ~ Of Montreal | |
| During the last three years Of Montreal have been on a tear: releasing 2004's Satanic Panic in the Attic and 2005's The Sunlandic Twins and spreading their dance party-inducing live shows to the masses. Now, Of Montreal have created their masterpiece with Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? It's an irresistible and remarkable album, sounding like a logical extension of the erratic indie-disco sounds of The Sunlandic Twins. However, Hissing Fauna is also the most personal Of Montreal album to date, with Kevin Barnes, lead of Montreal songwriter, pouring tremendous amounts of emotion, heartbreak, frustration and elation into its twelve tracks. Written and recorded primarily during what he calls "an insane year," Hissing Fauna sees Barnes adopt a new writing style. It's an unabashedly autobiographical attempt from a songwriter whose early material tended towards characters and story-songs. Barnes continues down the whimsical pop funk path, while changing up its lyrical scope; and Hissing Fauna balances its poppy nature while showcasing brutal and unflinching honesty.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Of Montreal: Kevin Barnes. | | On 2007's HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER?, the ever-prolific Athens, Georgia-based act Of Montreal--essentially vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Kevin Barnes and a loose cadre of musicians--unveils another gleefully quirky indie-pop outing. While the hard-driving opener, "Suffer for Fashion," nods to glam rock and New Wave, the following "Sink the Seine" shows the influence of both electronica and Beatle-esque psychedelia, calling to mind the Canadian artist Caribou. Not one to leave any style unturned, Of Montreal also delves into funk and disco on the groove-oriented "Gronlandic Edit" and fuzzed-out "Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider." Easily one of the group's most assured albums, HISSING FAUNA epitomizes Barnes's boldly eclectic yet surprisingly cohesive sound. |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? - CD By: Nik Dirga - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 1/31/2007 8:54 AM | | Of Montreal isn't for everyone. Labyrinthine lyrics circle beguilingly around synthesized, twistingly psychedelic disco-rock. Their latest album, the dark and questing Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, is like the sound of a nervous breakdown with a beat you can dance to.
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 01/23/2007 | | Original Release Date : 2007 | | Catalog ID : 124 | | Label : Polyvinyl | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00644110012425 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.70)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[The album] ranges from Kinks-y rock to New Wave to disco, with dashes of the whimsical psychedelia that typically infuses the band's sound."Rolling Stone (p.115)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007". Spin (p.85)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Kevin Barnes' pleasantly nasal voice...harmonizes on nearly every track..." Q (p.115)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "HISSING FAUNA...comes on like Arcade Fire meeting the Scissor Sisters in rehab hell, and heralds the emergence of a major talent." Uncut (p.88)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "HISSING FAUNA...posits its creator as the missing link between Hot Chip and Morrissey." Alternative Press (p.115)
- "With this completely progressive and mature effort, it's clear that Barnes is one of indie rock's most gifted songwriters." Magnet (p.104)
- "FAUNA is Of Montreal's first heartbroken record....The emotional gravitas only lends heft to the group's exhilarating, ever-present sugar high." CMJ (p.41)
- "Beginning with a potential pop anthem, complete with screeching close-knit harmonies, bouncy guitars and synths, the band tricks listeners into a dark, psychedelic and mind-blowing musical experience." |
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