Saturday 9 April 2011

Song Of The Day 09/04/2011: Of Montreal - Famine Affair

Of Montreal were one of the second wave of Elephant 6 bands back in the late 1990s, but since then they've kind of strayed from the Apples In Stereo-esque indiepop of their early records. They have long had more of an electronic influence than many of their contemporaries, although their last album ('False Priest'), from which this song is taken, marked a return to live instrumentation and a more standard indiepop sound. They still have a marked dance vibe, though. There are some pretty strange lyrics in this song - I'm not really sure whether that is 'strange in a good way' or not. Judge for yourself.

Thought she was my Annie Hall
Or at least Ali MacGraw,
Now I feel so wilted.
It's a famine affair,
The whole attempt was shoddy
Just put trash in my body.

According to the band's frontman, Kevin Barnes, "It's the story of a man living in a feminine empire. As a male, he is considered lower class. He is expected to abstain from any social interaction with members of the ruling class, and provide sperm for breeding rituals. Each household is provided by the State with one male, the housemale is not permitted to leave the grounds. The housemale must live in the estate he is assigned to until death or sexual impotence."

Right. I'm pretty sure it was just an excuse to make one of the raunchier videos of 2010. Although it does explain the little plastic cup that makes an appearance at the end of the video.

Of Montreal – Famine Affair

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