
Paralytic Stalks, the latest masterpiece from of Montreal, is officially out now! Available on various formats including limited edition 180 gram fuchsia 2xLP (see above), CD, cassette, and MP3,
Paralytic Stalks is of Montreal's most personal album since 2007's
Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?. The fuchsia vinyl is available exclusively through our online store and limited to just 1500 copies, but that's not to say your favorite local record shop won't have something special. These
yellow 2xLPs will be there waiting for you!
To give the world a formal introduction on what
Paralytic Stalks is all about, of Montreal will be performing the first single "
Dour Percentage" this Wednesday (2/8) on
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, so be sure to tune in!
If you can't wait that long, you can always head over to
AOL Spinner and stream the whole album right now. Trust us, you won't be disappointed. Never before has an of Montreal album moved so fluidly from one song to the next - each track feeding off the last in what seems a singular album-long movement that never allows you to rip your ears away.
SPIN.com agrees, calling
Paralytic Stalks "an impressive
one, jumping from unplugged confessional to atonal weirdness and then back to sunny '60s-style psych-pop, all while still taking aim at fake idiots."
Time Out also shows their love for the album by simply calling it, "blindingly brilliant."
And if you've been wondering what of Montreal mastermind Kevin Barnes was thinking during Paralytic Stalks' recording process, you can find out by reading a few of these great interviews on The Line of Best Fit, Drowned in Sound, and SPIN.com, where he gives you a track-by-track breakdown of Paralytic Stalks. Consequence of Sound also has a great Spotify playlist up on their site that Kevin made featuring a bunch of his influences.
Follow the links below to purchase Paralytic Stalks & to view various package deals.Hide
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