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Just one glimpse of the artwork adorning Paralytic Stalks, the umpteenth (read eleventh) LP from Athens, Georgia (read Kevin Barnes)'s of Montreal suggests that it's not to be the record that sanitises his, nor indeed our sanity. That's not to say that there aren't moments of the subdued or unostentatious as Barnes hops across a spectrum of stylistic categorisation like a mildly maniacal nymph even within relatively concise pieces but we wouldn't want him any other way, right? Barnes 'doing' Piaf, or Garland, or swinging while he's winning would be categorically vulgar, no? [...]

For the third album in a row (fourth, if you count that one EP ), Kevin Barnes (who is , for all intents and purposes, of Montreal ) aims to shake the shadow of Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? , his well-received 2007 release. With all the requisite elements of a good concept album–instrumental passages aplenty, an unforgettable climax, and a deep, cryptic backstory that culminates in Barnes' transformation into glam-funk superstar Georgie Fruit– Hissing Fauna has proven a particularly tough act to follow, the sort of record that's come to define of Montreal so deeply that it's near impossible [...]

Of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks By Russell Warfield At this point in Of Montreal 's career, it's becoming just as much fun to guess what they'll do next as it is to actually hear it. Beginning their life as a jingly-jangly '60s pop outfit, more recent efforts have included a sort-of concept album which saw vocalist/mastermind Kevin Barnes transform into a black transsexual funk vocalist called Georgie Fruit halfway through its running time, as well as an hour long patchwork of thirty-to-sixty second ADD-riddled vignettes. 2010's False Priest [...]

Tweet Ever since the huge acclaim "Hissing Fauna" received back in 2007, the popular opinion is that of Montreal haven't come anywhere close to reaching that level of achievement since. That isn't how I feel. "Skeletal Lamping" was a mess, but it was a beautiful mess. "False Priest" wasn't the type of album we would want to hear from oM , but it was still a good album regardless. Then, "thecontrollersphere EP", the rushed finale to the "series" of [...]

Today, of Montreal releases its latest collection of pop cacophony, Paralytic Stalks . This time around, musical brewmeister Kevin Barnes mixes things up, intermingling the influences of 20th century classical composers like Partch and Ligeti, experimenting with through-composition, and using session players for the first time. Paralytic Stalks also marks the first time in quite awhile that Barnes has written or recorded without the use of an alternate persona or character. Consequence of Sound 's Research Editor Len Comaratta caught up with Barnes while he was at home in Athens, GA as he and the [...]

"I made you this new mixtape playlist for your car." Consequence of Sound has partnered with Spotify for a weekly playlist series featuring artists and their own playlists. We're kicking off this series with Kevin Barnes, lead singer of the prolific avant-pop band of Montreal. Barnes has led of Montreal through a variety musical pastures over the band's prolific career, from acid-folk to pure soul-funk and every pop genre in between. This playlist created by Barnes paints a backdrop for their latest album, the expansive and daring Paralytic Stalks, and showcases some of Barnes favorite tunes at [...]

Ever wonder what goes on inside the head of the creative mastermind behind of Montreal? Listen to Paralytic Stalks to find out.

Of Montreal 's frontman Kevin Barnes has always been a restless spirit; after reaching the summit of his flirtations with R&B and disco on 20102s False Priest , a record he describes now as "anthemic... but not ambitious", Barnes was in no mood to repeat himself. "I'd already done that, it wasn't really that interesting or exciting to do it again. I wanted to keep moving forward and experimenting and do different things." In this case, "different things" meant an hour-long, nine-track album based on the hell of his personal life over the last eighteen months. [...]

Recién escuché la última producción de Of Montreal , un álbum de 9 tracks que se titula " Paralytic Stalks ". El veredicto: me gustó (y bastante). Pero el asunto no es tan fácil, desde ahora lo advierto, este álbum no se debe tomar a la ligera (de verdad, de ligero no tiene nada). Primero, creo que el álbum entra bien en la (inverosímil) descripción de pop-psicodélico. Y de una vez aclaro, pop-psicodélico no es una etiqueta, ni clasificación, es solo una descripción que (creo yo) se acerca bastante al sonido general del disco. A [...]

Συνεργάτης του Kevin Barnes στην τουρνέ -στην οποία δεν περιλαμβάνεται η Αθήνα- ταιριάζει ωραία τις αναζητήσεις του στο βιολί τόσο στην ποπ ψυχεδέλεια του σχήματος of Montreal όσο και με αυτήν του Andrew Bird και των Animal Collective. Θα του ευχόταν κανείς να βρει κάποτε το δικό του δρόμο. Kishi Bashi : It All Began With a Burst Filed under: [...]

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Sparkling, feather-clad all-out geniuses of Montreal have returned to our ears and hearts with their eleventh full-length album, Paralytic Stalks . After the band's two previous offerings, which marked something of a departure from the accessible pop sound of Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? , this new record brings together the old and the new, and fuses together of Montreal's earlier sounds with their forays into more experimental realms. Opener Gelid Ascent is dark and thrashing, laden with effects and heavier than the band's usual sound. Unlike earlier of Montreal albums which have often [...]

Yhdysvaltalainen indie-yhtye of Montreal palaa lähes viiden vuoden tauon jälkeen Suomeen. Psykedeelistä ja tanssittavaa pop-musiikkia soittava kokoonpano nähdään Tavastialla maanantaina 16. huhtikuuta. Erikoislaatuisen ja räiskyvän persoonan Kevin Barnesin johtama of Montreal nousi Neutral Milk Hotelin ja The Apples in Stereon tavoin maineeseen arvostetusta Elephant 6 -kollektiivista. Uransa alusta lähtien 60-luvun psykedeelistä popia, elektronista tanssimusiikkia, lo-fi-henkistä indierockia, cabaree-musiikkia sekä soulia ja funkia täysin omaleimaiseksi keitokseksi yhdistellyt kokoonpano nauttii valtaisaa suosiota erityisesti Pohjois-Amerikassa. Of Montrealin suuri läpimurto tapahtui vuoden 2007 Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? -albumilla, jonka julkaisukiertueella yhtye vieraili myös [...]

New Years Resolution: every once in a while, just let the music speak for itself: Here is a new track from of Montreal , a sneak preview of their forthcoming record Paralytic Stalks , which is set for a February 7th release date. "Dour Percentage" sees Kevin Barnes channeling his best David Bowie with the slightest inflection of Freddie Mercury. The vocals are executed superbly. This experiment in retro psychedelic funk gets warmed up a bit by some earthy brass sections and some whimsical woodwind melodies. Enjoy. [...]

of Montreal divulga detalhes e primeiro single oficial de seu novo disco, Paralytic Stalks Previsto para o dia 7 de fevereiro, Paralytic Stalks - novo disco dos americanos do of Montreal - teve seus detalhes finalmente revelados. O novo trabalho da banda será lançado em CD, vinil e fita-cassete (sim! As nostálgicas fitas estão voltando com tudo!) e trará uma espécie de turbilhão de música clássica moderna, neo-prog-psicodélico, pseudo-country [...]

• of Montreal - Dour Percentage
• of Montreal - Wintered Debts

The Athens, GA group is back with a new track off their forthcoming LP.

Of Montrealin nokkamies Kevin Barnes on koko uransa aikana ollut perin tuottelias. Todisteena tästä on seitsemän studioalbumia ja lukuisia muita julkaisuja pelkästään 2000-luvulla. Seuraavana vuorossa on studioalbumi numero 11 Paralytic Stalks , joka ilmestyy helmikuun alussa. Barnes kuvaili levyä Pitchforkille näin: "There's still funky elements, and it's still very much a colorful pop record. But it goes into darker places. There's some moments on this record that are very different from anything I've ever done before. It's a bit more esoteric, and it's probably not something everybody's going to like. [...]

Of Montreal to embark on a Paralytic Stalks tour of the U.S.

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Sounding like the colliding of cosmic vehicles one second and a malfunctioning fairground the following, Kevin Barnes' of Montreal have quite splendidly remixed Det Haster!, the forthcoming single from scatty Bergen boys Casiokids . The demented reworking is to feature on the figurative flipside of the release that's to hit digital outlets next week, while its original will be included on the quartet's third record, Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen, due January. The Norwegians play Dalston's Shacklewell Arms next month (November 24th) . [...]

• Casiokids - Det Haster! (of Montreal Remix)

Los chicos de Of Montreal siempre trataron, muchas veces lo lograron y muchas otras no tanto, de estar a la vanguardia y hoy para hacer algo extraño y diferente decidieron hacer lanzar un cassette box que recopilará todas sus producciones bajo la vieja ya rara plataforma musical que rebobinábamos en el colegio con un lápiz (si no sabes de lo que hablo eres demasiado joven). Quizás una de las mejores cosas que tiene este lanzamiento especial que realizará la agrupación que tiene a Kevin Barnes a la cabeza a [...]