Of Montreal’s new record, Innocence Reaches, released in August , leader Kevin Barnes continues his pattern of “artistic flirtatiousness” as they go from funk (“My Fair Lady”) to garage rock (“Les Chants De Maldoror”) to glam (“Chaos Arpeggiating”). At the same time, they praise Barnes’ “knack for supple, indelible melody, as well as his love of pomp, melodrama and lavish flourishes of texture and verse.”
That eclecticism has long been a part of their appeal, and Barnes admitted in a press release that he was drawing from opposite ends of the pop spectrum this time around. “Forever I’ve been detached from current music. I got into this bubble of only being in some other time period. I came up picking apart bands like the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and symphonic pieces. But last year, I was hearing Jack Ü, Chairlift, Arca, and others, thinking about low end and sound collage. It was an extra layer to geek out on.”
Innocence Reaches is Of Montreal’s 14th studio album.
‘Innocence Reaches’ Track Listing
1. “Let’s Relate”
2. “It’s Different for Girls”
3. “Gratuitous Abysses”
4. “My Fair Lady”
5. “Les Chants De Maldoror”
6. “A Sport and a Pastime”
7. “Ambassador Bridge”
8. “Def Pacts (end declk)”
9. “Chaos Arpeggiating”
10. “Nursing Slopes”
11. “Trashed Exes”
12. “Chap Pilot”
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