Icons, Abstract Thee

Icons, Abstract Thee is an EP from indie pop band Of Montreal. It was released May 8, 2007, along with the album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? and the promo CD single "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse". It is a collection of songs from recent singles, bonus tracks from the vinyl edition of Hissing Fauna, and a song that was put up on the band's Myspace page.

Structure

The first track, "Du Og Meg" (Norwegian for "you and me"), discusses the manner in which lead singer Kevin Barnes and wife Nina met and courted each other. "Voltaic Crusher/Undrum to Muted Da" is about the quickly fading love between the two, a theme present in Hissing Fauna..., particularly in "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal".

The second part of the song, "Undrum to Muted Da", is a short instrumental piece leading into the next song, "Derailments in a Place of Our Own". "Derailments" is a solo acoustic performance that lyrically details Kevin's deepest depression. The EP-only track "Miss Blonde Your Papa Is Failing" refers to Kevin's daughter in the title. Its lyrics explain a breakup between him and Nina as gently as possible to his daughter Alabee.

"No Conclusion" is the longest song on the EP. It is about the suicidal thoughts harbored by Barnes. The song's lyrics mention this specifically but describe a figurative suicide. In his review published by Pitchfork Media, Rob Mitchum stated that "No Conclusion" would "likely end up as one of 2007's finest musical accomplishments".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kevin Barnes.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Du Og Meg"	2:21
2.	"Voltaic Crusher/Undrum to Muted Da"	2:04
3.	"Derailments in a Place of Our Own"	3:03
4.	"Miss Blonde Your Papa Is Failing"	3:55
5.	"No Conclusion"	9:41

Credits

Mastered by Glenn Schick
Artwork by David Barnes

References

↑ Pitchfork Media review

of Montreal

Kevin Barnes Clayton Rychlik Jojo Glidewell Davey Pierce (Touring) Nicolas Dobbratz (Touring) David Barnes Michael Wheeler Elizabeth Wheeler Taber Lathrop Bryan Poole Derek Almstead Dottie Alexander James Husband Andy Gonzales Jason NeSmith Nina Grøttland Matt Dawson Ahmed Gallab Matt Chamberlain Thayer Sarrano Zac Colwell Rebecca Cash Kishi Bashi Bennett Lewis Bob Parins

Full-length albums	Cherry Peel The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy The Gay Parade Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse Aldhils Arboretum Satanic Panic in the Attic The Sunlandic Twins Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Skeletal Lamping False Priest Paralytic Stalks Lousy with Sylvianbriar Aureate Gloom

EPs	The Bird Who Ate the Rabbit's Flower The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's Flower Deflated Chime, Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses Icons, Abstract Thee thecontrollersphere

Compilations	Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed): The Singles and Songles Album The Early Four Track Recordings An Introduction to Of Montreal If He Is Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children? The Gladiator Nightstick Collection Satanic Twins Daughter of Cloud

Related articles	The Elephant 6 Recording Company Music of Athens, Georgia A Pollinaire Rave Concept album Polyvinyl Records Kindercore Records Bar/None Records David Barnes Kishi Bashi

Discography

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