Satanic Panic in the Attic
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Satanic Panic in the Attic is the sixth album released by the band Of Montreal
. The album, like later albums The Sunlandic Twins
and Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
, was made almost entirely by Kevin Barnes
.
The artwork is done by the singer/songwriter's brother, David Barnes
. The cover art is a psychedelic parody of El Greco
's The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
.
In August 2009, the webzine Pitchfork Media
named "Disconnect the Dots" the 260th track in their staff list "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".
containing four cover songs:
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...
. The album, like later albums The Sunlandic Twins
The Sunlandic Twins
The Sunlandic Twins is the seventh album by indie pop band Of Montreal. The album continues further into the more electronic territory first explored on 2004's Satanic Panic in the Attic...
and Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
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...
, was made almost entirely by Kevin Barnes
Kevin Barnes
Kevin L. Barnes is the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the indie rock group Of Montreal, part of the Elephant 6 Collective. Barnes started the band on his own and, although providing several stories as to the origin of the name, is said to have named it after a failed romance...
.
The artwork is done by the singer/songwriter's brother, David Barnes
David Barnes (artist)
David Barnes is an artist, performer, and comedian best known for being the art director for his brother Kevin's indie pop band, of Montreal...
. The cover art is a psychedelic parody of El Greco
El Greco
El Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his ethnic Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος .El Greco was born on Crete, which was at...
's The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz is a painting by El Greco, a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. Widely considered among his finest works, it illustrates a popular local legend of his time. An exceptionally large painting, it is very clearly divided into two sections,...
.
In August 2009, the webzine Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
named "Disconnect the Dots" the 260th track in their staff list "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".
Track listing
- "Disconnect the Dots" – 4:25
- "Lysergic Bliss" – 4:04
- "Will You Come and Fetch Me" – 1:59
- "My British Tour Diary" – 2:19
- "Rapture Rapes the Muses" – 3:03
- "Eros' Entropic Tundra" – 3:12
- "City Bird" – 2:20
- "Erroneous Escape into Erik Eckles" – 2:48
- "Chrissy Kiss the Corpse" – 2:40
- "Your Magic Is Working" – 3:42
- "Climb the Ladder" – 3:26
- "How Lester Lost His Wife" – 2:31
- "Spike the Senses" – 3:11
- "Vegan in Furs" – 3:53
Bonus disc
The initial pressing came with a bonus EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
containing four cover songs:
- "Know Your Onion!" (The ShinsThe ShinsThe Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, indie rock,...
) - "Spanish Dance Troupe" (Gorky's Zygotic MynciGorky's Zygotic MynciGorky's Zygotic Mynci were a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in Carmarthen, west Wales in 1991. They sang songs in both Welsh and English. They split up in May 2006.-Biography:...
) - "Delinquency" (V Twin)
- "Color Me In" (BroadcastBroadcast (band)Broadcast are an electronic music band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan , Roj Stevens , Tim Felton and James Cargill . Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock...
)