Don’t know how I missed this one. I love those “we take the band record shopping” features. Also I love Athens, Wuxtry, Kevin/Nina and Of Montreal, so this one’s a no-brainer. Also I’ve been big into Funkadelic so seeing Kevin chose Maggot Brain is refreshing. Maybe we’ll get a cover of “Unfuky UFO” or “Hit It and Quit It.”

Record Shopping with Kevin and Nina Barnes from Of Montreal

When it comes time to spend money, Kevin ignores the vinyl and heads immediately for the soul/R&B/funk CD case, asking a Wuxtry employee to grab Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain. “Prince was a fan,” he says.

Barnes lingers in the same spot, talking of Rumble In the Jungle, Jackie Mittoo, and Cedric Brooks. Nina, on the other hand, is all over the place. She peruses recordings ranging from funk to indie rock to ’90s soul, and talks of the sultry Erykah Badu — “There are few females as political as her,” Nina says. A bit indecisive, she chooses Studio One Roots, Volume 2, a compilation of Jamaican roots and reggae. “It’s great party music,” Nina says. “It’s lo-fi and makes me feel good.”

Read the rest: “Record Shopping with Of Montreal” at Venus Zine