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Daughter of Cloud

of Montreal

Daughter of Cloud

The latest album from Kevin Barnes' indefinable indie funk collective who paradoxically, aren't from Montreal

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6.3

Label
Polyvinyl
UK Release date
22/10/2012
US Release date
22/10/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   Clash

    Barnes has managed a careful balance between sheer absurdity and moments of genius
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  2. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Existing converts will delight in the psychedelic cacophony, but those entering of Montreal’s world for the first time will most likely be left in a state of upheaval and disarray
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  3. 7.0 |   All Music

    Despite a few tracks that should have stayed unreleased, Daughter of Cloud succeeds by showing the most extreme versions of several different sides of Of Montreal, from their most intense and suffocating to their most uncommonly tender
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  4. 7.0 |   DIY

    For such a madcap, experimental pop act, this is a reasonably cogent collection of songs
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  5. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    This may be a directionless paella of genres and styles, but the band is assured and accomplished enough to pull each track off with aplomb
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  6. 6.8 |   Paste Magazine

    Daughter of Cloud is a staggering 17 tracks, so it takes a few hit-or-miss listens to locate its gems
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  7. 6.8 |   Beats Per Minute

    If you can forgive Barnes’ very unfortunate excursions into hip-hop and overlook what is hopefully the last few Georgie Fruit guest spots, you’ll be amazed at the range of sounds that the band manages to successfully explore here
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  8. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    As far as curiosity pieces go, 18 snapshots of Barnes at his most filthy and fancy free really is delightfully curious
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  9. 5.8 |   Pitchfork

    Accurately depicts an artist who has pushed his artistic license to its very limit
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  10. 5.0 |   NME

    It grates heavily
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  11. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Daughter of Cloud displays moments where this particular incarnation of the band faded
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