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The Making of HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER? by of Montreal - featuring Kevin Barnes

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For the 15th anniversary of the landmark of Montreal album, HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER?, Kevin Barnes joins us for a detailed look at how the record was made. After of Montreal had already released multiple albums by this point, Barnes had mostly been writing in a conceptual and fantastical style as a way to avoid writing personal songs. For HISSING FAUNA, Barnes decided to write autobiographically about the difficulties they were experiencing in their personal life during this period. Barnes had gotten married and moved to Norway while expecting their first child and was struggling with anxiety and depression. The isolation and stress they were feeling informed the deeply personal songs that ended up on the record. After splitting with their wife, Nina, part way through the sessions, Barnes finished the remaining songs in Athens while writing from the perspective of the Georgie Fruit character they had created. From alienating band members by working alone to using the studio as an escape to the struggle to earn a living as an artist to the problematic Georgie Fruit character, we’ll hear the stories around how the record came together.

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For the 15th anniversary of the landmark of Montreal album, HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER?, Kevin Barnes joins us for a detailed look at how the record was made. After of Montreal had already released multiple albums by this point, Barnes had mostly been writing in a conceptual and fantastical style as a way to avoid writing personal songs. For HISSING FAUNA, Barnes decided to write autobiographically about the difficulties they were experiencing in their personal life during this period. Barnes had gotten married and moved to Norway while expecting their first child and was struggling with anxiety and depression. The isolation and stress they were feeling informed the deeply personal songs that ended up on the record. After splitting with their wife, Nina, part way through the sessions, Barnes finished the remaining songs in Athens while writing from the perspective of the Georgie Fruit character they had created. From alienating band members by working alone to using the studio as an escape to the struggle to earn a living as an artist to the problematic Georgie Fruit character, we’ll hear the stories around how the record came together.

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