| Of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks Review |
| 25-02-2012 11:51 | 0 comment(s) |
 We should probably be worried when Kevin Barnes, the oddball behind Of Montreal, tells us Paralytic Stalks is a more personal album. After all, the track Spiteful Intervention has Barnes singing: "I made the one I love start crying tonight/ And it felt good." And when we say "sings", what we really mean is "shrieks like a wounded hyena". In the past, Of Montreal have melted our minds with lo-fi falsetto-funk and conceptual song cycles about manic depression, and this 11th album hardly tones things down. In fact, you get the feeling Barnes is trying to bash you into the same twisted mindspace he himself inhabits, mixing up spiralling flute lines, cosmic rock and deranged show tunes. Yet the paradox of Of Montreal's music is that it is both difficult and melodically accessible – clearly Barnes feels more comfortable showcasing his twisted persona than his tunes. |
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