Of Montreal

Of Montreal has always seemed like they were tripping on acid. But Hissing Fauna sounds as if Kevin Barnes and Co. have rounded up a bunch of musical icons for a massive, mind-blowing communal freak-out. Every track still sounds like it's been run through the '60s and come out of the wash a little tie-dyed, but this time around Beck-esque funk, John Hughes-era dance rock, and even post-Jagger garage rock all join Barnes' band of Merry Pranksters. "Faberge Falls for Shuggie," for example, is like Prince on Sesame Street, only way, way, weirder. Turn on, tune in, drop out, baby....

For a decade, Of Montreal have been one of the most prolific bands on the Athens, Georgia,
indie scene. Their eighth LP is a wonky thing that ranges from Kinks-y rock to New Wave to
disco, with dashes of the whimsical psychedelia that typically infuses the band's sound.
Over bright guitar-and-keyboard arrangements that occasionally run amok, mastermind
Kevin Barnes drops ace tunes and sometimes crams several good melodies into t... More >