Aureate Gloom

Aureate Gloom is the thirteenth studio album by indie rock band of Montreal. It was released in the UK on March 2, 2015, and in the US on March 3.[3][4] On February 18, the album was made available for instant download on the Polyvinyl Record Co. website, two weeks before its retail release date.[5]

Aureate Gloom
Studio album by of Montreal
Released	March 2, 2015
Genre	Glam rock[1][2]
Length	43:28
Label	Polyvinyl
Producer	Kevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
Lousy with Sylvianbriar (2013) Aureate Gloom (2015) Innocence Reaches (2016)
Singles from Aureate Gloom
"Bassem Sabry" Released: December 9, 2014

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	B-[8]
Consequence of Sound	C+[1]
DIY	[9]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[10]
Pitchfork Media	7/10[11]
Popmatters	[3]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Sputnikmusic	2.6/5[2]
Exclaim!	8/10[13]
Inveterate	6/10[14]

Aureate Gloom received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 67 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Barnes.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bassem Sabry"	4:45
2.	"Last Rites At The Jane Hotel"	5:02
3.	"Empyrean Abattoir"	4:32
4.	"Aluminum Crown"	3:34
5.	"Virgilian Lots"	3:21
6.	"Monolithic Egress"	5:23
7.	"Apollyon Of Blue Room"	3:56
8.	"Estocadas"	4:20
9.	"Chthonian Dirge For Uruk The Other"	2:48
10.	"Like Ashoka's Inferno Of Memory"	5:49

Personnel

of Montreal

• Kevin Barnes – vocals, guitars
• Clayton Rychlik – drums, percussion, clarinet, vocals
• Jojo Glidewell – keys, synth
• Bob Parins – bass, clarinet
• Bennett Lewis – guitars
• Kishi Bashi – strings, vocals

Production

• Drew Vandenberg – engineer, mixing
• Charles Godfrey – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering

Artwork

• David Barnes – artwork
• Jerrod Landon Porter – layout, lettering

References

1. Essner, Dean (February 24, 2015). "of Montreal – Aureate Gloom". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
2. K, Rudy (March 3, 2015). "Review: Of Montreal – Aureate Gloom". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
3. Stevens, Nathan (March 4, 2015). "Of Montreal: Aureate Gloom (take 2)". Popmatters. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
4. "Of Montreal Announce New Album Aureate Gloom, Share "Bassem Sabry"". 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
5. "Polyvinyl Records - Aureate Gloom". Retrieved 2015-02-21.
6. "Aureate Gloom – Of Montreal". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
7. Donelson, Marcy. "Aureate Gloom – Of Montreal". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
8. Colburn, Randall (March 3, 2015). "Of Montreal channels '70s New York, stays weird on Aureate Gloom". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
9. Zammit, David (February 27, 2015). "Aureate Gloom – Of Montreal". DIY. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
10. Warfield, Russell (February 24, 2015). "Album Review: Of Montreal – Aureate Gloom". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
11. D. Larson, Jeremy (March 4, 2015). "Of Montreal: Aureate Gloom". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
12. Hermes, Will (March 3, 2015). "Of Montreal's New Album: Aureate Gloom". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
13. Herd, Mackenzie (February 27, 2015). "Of Montreal - Aureate Gloom". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
14. Scott, Daisy-Chain (12 March 2015). "Review: Of Montreal - Aureate Gloom (Album)". Inveterate. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
15. "Reviews for Auereate Gloom - of Montreal". Retrieved 2015-03-05.