Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
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| Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? | ||
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| Studio album by of Montreal | ||
| Released | January 23, 2007 (U.S.) | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Indie Pop | |
| Length | 51:22 CD 68:32 LP |
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| Label | Polyvinyl | |
| Producer(s) | Kevin Barnes | |
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| of Montreal chronology | ||
| Deflated Chime, Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses (2006) |
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007) |
Icons, Abstract Thee (2007) |
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? is the latest 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: James Huggins, the Late B.P. Helium, Nina Twin (Barnes' wife), Heather McIntosh, Georgie Fruit (a glam rock alter-ego of Barnes), and Alabee Blonde (Barnes' daughter). It was leaked onto the internet in early September 2006.
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 as drugs, art and fashion; "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" specifically alludes to Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Georges Bataille's novel 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]."[1] "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse", the album's first single, chronicles his struggle with chemical imbalance and mood disorders.
The 2xLP release of the album contains four bonus tracks, which can also be found on the EP Icons, Abstract Thee.
Contents |
[edit] CD Track Listing
- "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
[edit] LP Track Listing
[edit] Side One
- "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
[edit] Side Two
- "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" - 11:52
- "Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider" - 3:51
[edit] Side Three
- "Faberge Falls for Shuggie" - 4:31
- "Labyrinthian Pomp" - 3:21
- "She's a Rejector" - 4:02
- "We Were Born the Mutants Again With Leafling" - 4:57
[edit] Side Four
- "Du Og Meg" - 2:21
- "Voltaic Crusher/Undrum to Muted Da" - 2:04
- "Derailments in a Place of Our Own" - 3:03
- "No Conclusion" - 9:42
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2007 | The Billboard 200 | 72 |
| 2007 | Top Independent Albums | 2 |
