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Of Montreal: The Sunlandic Twins

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While an album's alt-countriness is defined in terms of Tupelos (read the comments), its tweeness is defined in terms of Heavenlies. The Sunlandic Twins scores a good solid 68 Hv - it's pretty twee. The arrangements are quite elaborate; some songs suffer from being too fancy, almost from having too many instruments. "Wraith Pinned in the Mist and Other Games" and "Oslo in the Summertime," in particular, would probably sound better stripped down.

This album suggests a new entry in my personal glossary of musical terms to be called the Sunlandic Rule: Don't put the album's best song on the bonus disc! "Art Snob Solutions" is fun, has extremely funny lyrics, and was probably considering too erudite for the main album. The average indie pop fan probably doesn't know who Tarkovsky and Apollonaire are, but Destroyer doesn't avoid the obscure references, so why should Of Montreal?