Nonpareil of Favor

August 28, 2008

A musical journey through the four-movements of of Montreal’s latest opus, “Nonpareil of Favor”.  The first track off of the utterly incredible Skeletal Lamping.

00:00 – 1:09
Bouncy, melodic glam-funk with a harpischord.  Like the second half of Hissing Fauna, just more urgency and in-your-face-ness (and catchier).

1:10 – 1:43
A druggy, Revolver-esque segue way from twangy muted guitars to loud, power chords. Features the line, “Now I’m so bugged out by your paradigm kisses.”

1:44 – 3:29
2 minutes of the brashest, noisiest thing that Of Montreal has ever done.   For a second you’ll think it’s No Age meets Queen, but then it just becomes an orgy of uncontrolled sound.  It’s pretty thrilling.

3:30 – 5:49
The feedback from the noise rock craziness is still present, but the huge drums have been replaced with tribal sounds and layered Beach Boys harmonies a la Panda Bear.  Finishes with a precious sounding xylophone solo with guitar feedback still looming in the background, a fitting bookend to a surreal musical experience.

MP3 of Montreal – Nonpareil of Favor

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