Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
of Montreal
Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
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Tracklist
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Suffer for Fashion full track | 2:57 | 128,708 | ||
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Sink the Seine full track | 1:04 | 111,047 | ||
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Cato as a Pun full track | 3:01 | 109,649 | ||
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Heimdalsgate Like A Promethea full track | 3:17 | 303 | ||
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Gronlandic Edit full track | 3:24 | 137,175 | ||
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A Sentence Of Sorts In Kongsv full track | 4:55 | 178 | ||
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The Past is a Grotesque Anima full track | 11:50 | 472 | ||
| 8 |
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Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider full track | 3:50 | 94,071 | ||
| 9 |
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Faberge Falls for Shuggie full track | 4:30 | 84,132 | ||
| 10 |
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Labyrinthian Pomp full track | 3:20 | 61,516 | ||
| 11 |
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She's a Rejecter full track | 4:02 | 21,201 | ||
| 12 |
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We Were Born The Mutants Again full track | 4:56 | 3,337 |
About this album
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? is the eighth album from indie pop band of Montreal. It was released January 23, 2007. The album was written, performed, and recorded by Kevin Barnes, with assistance from friends and family: prominent Elephant Six members Bryan Poole, Jamey Huggins and Heather McIntosh, as well as Barnes’ wife Nina Twin, and daughter Alabee Blonde. Credits also feature Georgie Fruit, a glam rock alter-ego of Barnes.
Barnes has described the album as a concept album, detailing his transformation from Kevin Barnes into Georgie Fruit. The transformation takes place during “The Past Is a Grotesque Animal,” the 12-minute long “turning point” of the album. In addition, the album namechecks many things commonly associated with glam rock, such as drugs, art and fashion; “The Past Is a Grotesque Animal” alludes to Edward Albee’s play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and specifically mentions Georges Bataille’s novel Histoire de l’oeil.
Barnes credits his being prescribed antidepressants with the making of the album. “The real issue was a chemical thing, so when I finally got on medication, that balanced it out. So that helped me have a better perspective on things and helped my relationship with my wife and helped me through the album.” “Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse”, the album’s first single, chronicles his struggle with chemical imbalance and mood disorders.
Barnes has described the album as a concept album, detailing his transformation from Kevin Barnes into Georgie Fruit. The transformation takes place during “The Past Is a Grotesque Animal,” the 12-minute long “turning point” of the album. In addition, the album namechecks many things commonly associated with glam rock, such as drugs, art and fashion; “The Past Is a Grotesque Animal” alludes to Edward Albee’s play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and specifically mentions Georges Bataille’s novel Histoire de l’oeil.
Barnes credits his being prescribed antidepressants with the making of the album. “The real issue was a chemical thing, so when I finally got on medication, that balanced it out. So that helped me have a better perspective on things and helped my relationship with my wife and helped me through the album.” “Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse”, the album’s first single, chronicles his struggle with chemical imbalance and mood disorders.
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Shouts
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kept_by_bees wrote:
Of course, my other favouritist lyric is : It like we weren't MADE for this world But I wouldn't really want to meet someone who was.
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kept_by_bees wrote:
That is one of my favourite lyrics of ever.
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kept_by_bees wrote:
Somehow you've red rovered.... THE GESTAPO CIRCLING MY HEART. And nothing can defeat you.
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CureVaNiNawl wrote:
EVA I'M SORRY BUT YOU WILL NEVER HAAVE MEE
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licoricepizza wrote:
freaky good........ dare i say, great!
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elfaerie wrote:
Pretentious indie garbage. ;-) Just kidding, I love this album.
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frederderikke wrote:
most amazing album ever
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Kseniya101 wrote:
I would like to make love to this album. [3]
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ialeluiz wrote:
I would like to make love to this album. [2]
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FarsideAcidSoul wrote:
I would like to make love to this album.
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greene1994 wrote:
okay album but the previous two were better [2]
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chopstickman11 wrote:
okay album but the previous two were better
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freiitag wrote:
This album is so good
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Jugallobaby wrote:
creative and fun
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yomanhiphopper wrote:
This gave me head aches the first couple of times:P...but now I'm liking it!
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janelesque wrote:
Still not over how good Hissing Fauna is.
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higginst wrote:
Their most cohesive album.
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patinthehat wrote:
this album changed my life
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ChristianDeWees wrote:
Forgot how much I admired of Montreal, but this album reminded me.
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rbolio90 wrote:
Great album, yet all the info provided in this review is wrong....even the release date... however the correct album info is provided further down in the albums site.....cheers!
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