Track Listing
1. Suffer For Fashion
2. Sink the Seine
3. Cato as a Pun
4. Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse
5. Gronlandic Edit
6. Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger, A
7. Past Is a Grotesque Animal, The
8. Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider
9. Faberge Falls For Shuggie
10. Labyrinthian Pomp
11. She's a Rejecter
12. We Were Born the Mutants Again With Leafling
| Details | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
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.
Editorial Reviews
Included in Rolling Stone's 50 Top Albums of the Year 2007.
Rolling Stone
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.
CMJ
FAUNA is Of Montreal's first heartbroken record....The emotional gravitas only lends heft to the group's exhilarating, ever-present sugar high.
Magnet
With this completely progressive and mature effort, it's clear that Barnes is one of indie rock's most gifted songwriters.
Alternative Press
3 stars out of 5 -- HISSING FAUNA...posits its creator as the missing link between Hot Chip and Morrissey.
Uncut
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.
Q
3.5 stars out of 5 -- Kevin Barnes' pleasantly nasal voice...harmonizes on nearly every track...
Spin
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
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