6.25.2010 | 2:00 pm

New Music: Of Montreal – “Coquet Coquette”

Of Montreal - False PriestOf Montreal’s last full-length was a confused, ADD mess that splattered genius moments across its 58 minutes like Jackson Pollack on a bender. Those days appear to be over. On False Priest first single “Coquet Coquette,” the influence of Jon Brion – who produced/helped out with the album after Of Monter Kevin Barnes had it pretty much tracked – is immediately obvious: actual drums, a Macca bass line, huge guitar chords.

The shift in tone, though, is all Kevin. “Coquet, coquette,” he opines, Shakespeare-like, “You are the death / you are the pinnacle” – a return to the maudlin but relatively heteronormative love/hate songs of Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? Assuming Barnes can get through the record without singing about being a black she-male – not that there’s anything wrong with that! – False Priest may find him reining back his id just enough to let his ego (and Brion) craft another set listenable for longer than 45 second bursts.  (Via P4k)

Of Montreal – “Coquet Coquette”: mp3

(False Priest is due 9/14, pre-order it from Polyvinyl)

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  • Tim

    Hmm I don't agree that SL was a confused mess. To me it’s like an audio litmus test of sexual insecurities. That and masterpiece. You really didn’t like the electronic drum tracks on some of the previous albums?

  • http://www.rawkblog.net/ David Greenwald

    I love the drum machines. But he sounds nice with a kit (probably played by Brion), too.

  • Tim

    I totally agree. The drums did kind of through me off on my first listen. Was not expecting real drums on a of Montreal album ever again.

  • dave

    On the first listen, something about how monotone his singing is threw me off. But after a few more listens I'm starting to like it. I do, however, think the bridge sounds a little too bit like Muse… good song though i like the direction they're heading in