Kevin Barnes free-associates with Of Montreal discography

In addition to their long chats at Jittery Joe's in Athens, Ga., while preparing for Paste's November cover story Associate Editor Steve LaBate and Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes engaged in a lightning-round of free-association with the band's discography. Read the uncut interview here, and peruse the workings of Barnes' subconscious below.

Cherry Peel
Chekhov.

The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit’s Flower
Pulaksi Street.

The Beside Drama: A Petite Tragedy
Tim Root.

The Gay Parade
Vaudeville.

Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse
Rain in the piano.

Aldhils Arboretum
Andy Gonzales.

If He is Protecting Our Nation, Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children?
Arguments with mother.

Satanic Panic in the Attic
Concrete floors.

The Sunlandic Twins
Oslo apartment.

Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Grass growing.

Skeletal Lamping
Sixteen minutes in heaven.