Pitchfork: Of Montreal Sign To Polyvinyl, Embrace Satan

Of Montreal Sign To Polyvinyl, Embrace Satan
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Of Montreal, arguably one of Kindercore Records' biggest acts, have moved on to another label to release their new record (which, if our previous reports about the internal squabbles at Kindercore are any indication, was both a financial and artistic necessity, not to mention a very good idea). According to the band's official website, their sixth album, Satanic Panic in the Attic, will be released April 6th on Polyvinyl Records.

The album will also come with some goodies, in the form of a bonus seven-inch included with the vinyl, and a bonus EP with four exclusive tracks to be given away free with purchase of the album through mail order and at your fine neighborhood independent record store.

Now, when it comes to Of Montreal, people tend to fall either on the "love it" or "hate it" side of the fence. Though both immensely talented and endlessly creative, the band, led by frontman Kevin Barnes, has largely tread similar whimsical ground on every release since their 1997 debut, Cherry Peel. However, Polyvinyl has released some information about the sound of the new record, and, well, just check it out: "The sound of Satanic Panic is a little bit of a departure from Of Montreal's previous releases. The influence of 1970s Afro beat and '80s new wave can be clearly heard, and the songs are full downright danceable electro-hooks." Would you care to join me for a "What the fuck?!?"

However, a perusal of the bands official website yields MP3s off the new album, and damn if it doesn't sound, well, different. And good.

The tracklist for the album and the seven-inch follow; the tracklist for the bonus EP isn't finalized yet, but the word from Polyvinyl is that "it will consist of contemporary covers"-- songs by The Shins and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci are two that are being considered. Finally, the band will be touring extensively in support of the new album; the dates aren't finalized, but it should start in early April. Oh yeah, that tracklist:

01 Disconnect the Dots
02 Lysergic Bliss
03 Will You Come and Fetch Me
04 My British Tour Diary
05 Rapture Rapes the Muses
06 Eros' Entropic Tundra
07 City Bird
08 Erroneous Escape Into Eric Eckles
09 Chrissie Kiss the Corpse
10 Your Magic Is Working
11 Climb the Ladder
12 How Lester Lost His Wife
13 Spike The Senses
14 Vegan In Furs

Bonus seven-inch:
01 Everything About Her Is Wrong
02 The Pimps Are Simpering