Skeletal Lamping
Skeletal Lamping | ||||
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Released | October 21, 2008 | |||
Genre | Indie pop, psychedelic funk[1] | |||
Length | 57:56 | |||
Label | Polyvinyl | |||
Producer | Kevin Barnes | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[2] |
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The A.V. Club | (B)[4] |
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ChartAttack | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | (9/10)[7] |
Pitchfork Media | (5.9/10)[8] |
PopMatters | (6/10)[9] |
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Tiny Mix Tapes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Skeletal Lamping is the ninth studio album by Athens, Georgia-based band of Montreal.
Style
[edit]As with most of Montreal albums, Kevin Barnes performed almost all the instrumental and vocal tracks himself.[13]
Distribution
[edit]Skeletal Lamping was released on October 21, 2008. The album was released in different formats, including conventional CD and vinyl, as well as T-shirts, a button set, wall decals, and a paper lantern, the latter formats included a digital download code for the album itself.[14]
All items for the collection were designed by The Bee With Wheels (David Barnes) and Gemini Tactics (Nina Barnes), a coalition termed the 'Apollinaire Rave Collective'.[15] In an essay addressing the concept behind the album's release, Kevin Barnes stated "We feel that there’s no reason to produce another object that just sits on a shelf. We only want to produce objects that have a function and that can be treasured for their singularness."[16]
Georgie Fruit
[edit]Georgie Fruit is the name of Kevin Barnes' African-American cross-dressing stage persona, similar in many ways to David Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Georgie Fruit was first mentioned on Montreal's 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? during the song "Labyrinthian Pomp".
Georgie Fruit plays a prominent role on Skeletal Lamping.[17]
Polyvinyl Records has arranged to donate 50% of the proceeds of Skeletal Lamping to Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, an organization dedicated to address material inequities faced by transgender black people.[18]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Kevin Barnes.
- "Nonpareil of Favor" – 5:48
- "Wicked Wisdom" – 5:00
- "For Our Elegant Caste" – 2:35
- "Touched Something's Hollow" – 1:26
- "An Eluardian Instance" – 4:35
- "Gallery Piece" – 3:48
- "Women's Studies Victims" – 2:59
- "St. Exquisite's Confessions" – 4:35
- "Triphallus, to Punctuate!" – 3:23
- "And I've Seen a Bloody Shadow" – 2:23
- "Plastis Wafer" – 7:11
- "Death Isn't a Parallel Move" – 3:01
- "Beware Our Nubile Miscreants" – 4:52
- "Mingusings" – 3:01
- "Id Engager" – 3:24
Polyvinyl digital bonus EP
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fink, Matt. "of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Discusses New Country Music Influenced Album, "Lousy with Sylvianbriar": Twisting Tradition". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Skeletal Lamping by Of Montreal". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The A.V. Club review Archived December 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blender review Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ChartAttack review[usurped]
- ^ Drowned in Sound review Archived January 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PopMatters review Archived October 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rolling Stone review Archived May 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ URB review Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ dddddieland // Dec 5, 2011 at 12:12 am (2011-12-05). "An Interview with Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes". Youaintnopicasso.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ The Skeletal Lamping Collection Archived December 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Appolinaire Rave Collective Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 'We Will Only Propagate Exceptional Objects' Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Interviews: Of Montreal | Features". Pitchfork. 2007-11-19. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/product/skeletal_lamping
- ^ Polyvinyl Record Co. Archived January 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Live of Montreal performance featuring unreleased tracks
- of Montreal's official website
- Kevin Barnes' announcement of the album being completed.
- URB Magazine album review[permanent dead link]
- Kevin Barnes talks about Skeletal Lamping with Robin Hilton of NPR
- Billboard review of Skeletal Lamping Archived 2008-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Apollinaire Rave Collective store on Polyvinyl