Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (studio album) by of Montreal

Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? by of Montreal
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-01-27
Overall rank: 514th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 475 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2007 (13th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2000s (83rd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (514th)

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Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? is ranked as the best album by of Montreal.

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79/100 (from 475 votes)
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95/100
From 09/28/2021 10:54
This album is just pure brilliance. Almost every single cut on this record is unique and gives you so much to explore and enjoy. It is so vibrant that there is no possible way to be bored by this record. It is genius how the artist has concocted these incredible songs into one free flowing piece of art. This is best displayed on The Past Is A Grotesque Animal which keeps you entertained for the full 12 minute run time and is the best track on the record. The album hardly ever slows its pace as well and keeps the same quality almost from beginning to end. There is one or two tracks however that are possibly not necessary but they are still unique and enjoyable. Overall, this is a must listen and I'm surprised this record isn't talked about more.
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55/100
From 10/26/2018 09:45
More art than music this album caters to a very specific musical taste

Not everyone's cup of tea , listen and make up your own mind . You'll either it or hate it
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85/100
From 07/09/2018 22:39
Interesting how every song is rated upwards of 8/10 but the whole album is shy of an 8??? Y'all wild
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90/100
From 11/20/2017 06:52
93/100
Fav tracks: Gronlandic edit, Labyrinthian pomp, Bunny ain't no kind of rider
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From 11/07/2017 02:40
The Past is a grotesque animal was quite good but the rest failed to grab me, at least on my first listen.
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From 12/04/2016 02:11
impossible to deny its genius. ive never heard anything quite like it
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90/100
From 01/15/2016 18:31
This is like a combination of some weird 60's baroque pop album and some .... indie pop???
i liked it
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From 07/22/2015 15:30
A grand slam from of Montreal. For some reason, I can't really get into any of their other records, but I could listen to this one every day for years and years.
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85/100
From 12/12/2014 13:13
Great album, got me hooked since the first listen. The first half is much stronger, it has the best songs, but the second half isn't bad at all. Definitely the best from them, excellent when you're in a good mood

Best songs: Suffer for Fashion, Heimdalsgate, Gronlandic, Kongsvinger (yeah, they have some issues with song titles...)
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