White Is Relic / Irrealis Mood

AlbumMar 09 / 20186 songs, 41m 6s
Synthpop Neo-Psychedelia Art Pop Progressive Pop
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7.2 / 10

Citing influences from DJ Screw to James Baldwin, Kevin Barnes’ latest is a maximalist dance party about our simulated realities.

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Ministry’s AmeriKKKant is cathartically enjoyable but ultimately uninspiring; while Young Fathers’ Cocoa Sugar is another solid dispatch from their distinct, post-genre space; and Of Montreal turns in its spaciest, most sonically interesting set of songs yet with White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood. These, plus Erasure,…

A rich but straggling album.

Of Montreal's 15th studio LP, White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood follows an eclectic but synth-friendly album, Innocence Reaches, by nearly two years.

7 / 10

Being an Of Montreal fan can be exhausting. Kevin Barnes and his cast of collaborators release albums at a prolific pace, each of them featu...

7.5 / 10

Of all of the subjects in modern day society to write an album about, the political discourse of the last 18 months has been one of the most fruitful. Artists on both sides of the political aisle—mostly on the left, but some on the right as well—have

Love and paranoia go hand in hand for singer-songwriter Kevin Barnes on White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood.

6 / 10

After three studio albums recorded largely with a live band, Kevin Barnes is back to working mostly alone on White is Relic / Irrealis Mood, Of Montreal's...

7.0 / 10

'White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood' by Of Montreal: Of Montreal push limits without properly defining the rules in our review of 'White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood'

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Barnes shows that he has grasped and mastered the exhilaration and anxiety of the dance floor.