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OF MONTREAL

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From the opening synth handclaps and dual lead guitar harmonies of Disconnect the Dots, the first song on Satanic Panic in the Attic, you know you are in for a different Of Montreal. Working alone, save for a few helping hands on occasional strings and vocals, Kevin Barnes has crafted Of Montreals most focused and powerful-sounding record yet. Fans of the bursting-to-the-seams arrangements of the past may feel a bit let down by the stripped-down sound at first, but once you get past that feeling, the beautiful melodies and thrilling, immediate sound of the record are sure to reel you in. Besides, it isnt like this is a Matchbox Twenty record. Barnes is still as surreal lyrically and musically inventive as ever. Instead of treading closely to the conventions of the Elephant 6 chamber-psych sound, Barnes expands their musical reach quite impressively to encompass disco-funk (My British Tour Diary,