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9.0
36979
9.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
At the end of the day, Kevin Barnes is really trying to make good pop. Paralytic Stalks is just that, bombast and all
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8.5
36809
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Both despite and because of its complexity, it’s completely fascinating: not only for its eccentric musical brilliance, but as an insight into one of modern music’s most singular minds
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8.3
36999
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Chasing that thread through the galactic id of Paralytic Stalks feels like a marathon at times, but it’s a trek worth repeating
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8.0
37118
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Musically, Stalks is a tour de force, filled with colorful new sonic tricks
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8.0
36808
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
If you’re looking for a record to love but only have an hour to spare, this probably isn’t the best choice; once you take the time to accept the eccentricity for what it is though, it’s hard to turn off
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
This is a jarring record, its charms only revealing themselves after a few listens, the light shining through the murky gloom of the album’s dense, dark tones
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8.0
43129
8.0 |
The AU Review
Although extremely challenging on occasions, I feel that with time, Paralytic Stalks may gain the critical acclaim that Hissing Fauna has, and it deserves to, too
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7.2
37073
7.2 |
Paste Magazine
of Montreal’s experiments make Paralytic Stalks one of the more compelling efforts in the band’s long discography
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7.2
36932
7.2 |
Beats Per Minute
A step in right direction
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7.0
36807
7.0 |
Bowlegs
Of Montreal have found their way back to a more meaningful form of chaotic pop – and are all the better for it
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7.0
37131
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
More than a decade and half into his career, Paralytic Stalks is a fascinating listen, for both old fans and new
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6.0
37163
6.0 |
The Guardian
Spiralling flute lines, cosmic rock and deranged show tunes
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6.0
36922
6.0 |
NME
Will probably play well with an established fanbase. Print edition only
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6.0
36861
6.0 |
Uncut
In this mood, 57 minutes with Barnes is exhausting. Print edition only
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6.0
37035
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The music is dense and jittery, jumping from brittle robobeats to sunshiny psychedelic soul to spaced-out majesty
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6.0
37392
6.0 |
Q
Georgian oddballs get their freak on. Print edition only
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6.0
37732
6.0 |
The Quietus
An unabashed account of Kevin’s issues laid out as explicitly and as clangorously as possible
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6.0
37840
6.0 |
No Ripcord
There are some truly great moments here where the band crash around making glorious, daft, noisy pop music, but they stand at a stark counterpoint with the cloying experimental tendencies
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5.8
37007
5.8 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Barnes gives us crystallizing glimpses of raw emotion he normally smothers with superfluous noise. Taken in context, this album may be his best work yet
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5.0
37033
5.0 |
musicOMH
Started as though it had somewhere to go. Unfortunately, by the end, it’s hard to work out exactly where that was
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4.6
36918
4.6 |
Pitchfork
The thoroughly unenjoyable Paralytic Stalks might be a sign that Barnes should take some time off and let the inspiration come to him
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4.0
36919
4.0 |
PopMatters
These experiments in atonality and soundscapes are perfect for a Barnes side project, but as music from Of Montreal they’re completely out of sync with anything he’s put on an album to this point
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4.0
36854
4.0 |
Mojo
Is not an easy listen, but neither is it a good one. Print edition only
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4.0
37177
4.0 |
Spin
Barnes must have patiently sweated out countless studio hours to simulate his chaotic psyche so intricately
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