Paralytic Stalks

Personnel: Max ZT (dulcimer); Marta Cook (harp); Kishi Bashi (zither, strings); Yoed Nir (cello); Christa Robinson (oboe); Zac Colwell (woodwinds, brass); Mike Savino (upright bass); Clayton Rychlik, Matt Chamberlain (drums).
Audio Mixers: Drew Vandenberg; Kevin Barnes.
Recording information: Sunlandic Studios.
Quirky, funky indie pop outfit Of Montreal offer their 11th full-length with Paralytic Stalks, finding band brainchild Kevin Barnes at his most personal since 2007 release Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Recorded in Athens, Georgia at Barnes' home studio with engineer Drew Vanderberg (Deerhunter, Best Coast) and a crew of session musicians (a first in Of Montreal history), Barnes lays bare his emotions to ponder revenge, self-loathing, and relationship turmoil through an eclectic '60s pop, revivalist prog, and pseudo country-tinged lens.