Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? [2007]

Genre: Indie Pop, Glam Rock

MySpace: ofmontreal

My opinion & thought: The glammest indie Electro-Pop band on planet earth currently. With catchy sing-along-chorus tunes & wild stage performance, they are destined to getting huge.

Stands out track(s): A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsvinger


Of Montreal (officially typeset "of Montreal") is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia. Fronted by Kevin Barnes, it was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company.

Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? is the eighth album from indie pop band of Montreal. It was released January 23, 2007. The album was written, performed, and recorded by Kevin Barnes, with assistance from friends and family: prominent Elephant Six members Bryan Poole, Jamey Huggins and Heather McIntosh, as well as Barnes' wife Nina Twin, and daughter Alabee Blonde. Credits also feature Georgie Fruit, a glam rock alter-ego of Barnes.

Barnes has described the album as a concept album, detailing his transformation from Kevin Barnes into Georgie Fruit. The transformation takes place during "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal," the 12-minute long "turning point" of the album. In addition, the album namechecks many things commonly associated with glam rock, such asdrugs, art and fashion; "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" alludes to Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and specifically mentions Georges Bataille's novella Histoire de l'oeil.

Barnes credits his being prescribed antidepressants with the making of the album. "The real issue was a chemical thing, so when I finally got on medication, that balanced it out. So that helped me have a better perspective on things and helped my relationship with my wife and helped me through [the album]." "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse", the album's first single, chronicles his struggle with chemical imbalance and mood disorders.


Tracklisting:

  • "Suffer for Fashion" – 2:58
  • "Sink the Seine" – 1:04
  • "Cato as a Pun" – 3:02
  • "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" – 3:18
  • "Gronlandic Edit" – 3:24
  • "A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger" – 4:54
  • "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" – 11:52
  • "Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider" – 3:51
  • "Faberge Falls for Shuggie" – 4:31
  • "Labyrinthian Pomp" – 3:21
  • "She's a Rejecter" – 4:02
  • "We Were Born the Mutants Again with Leafling" – 4:57


    • Charts:

    Album

    YearChartPosition
    2007The Billboard 20072
    2007Billboard Top Independent Albums2

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