Name: Skeletal Lamping
Brand: Of Montreal

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PRC94491

Colour

Green

Colour details

Green and Black MIx

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Housed in Gatefold Sleeve

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-31

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0644110944917

Total Cap

Green LPx2

Artist

Of Montreal

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Polyvinyl

of Montreal is a band from Athens, GA. They have two distinct periods in their recorded material. Their early work focused on 60s-tinged pop and psychedelic elements with unique lyricism. In recent years, their style has evolved to include electronica, funk, glam, and afrobeat music influenced by Prince and David Bowie.

Polyvinyl is an independent label based in Champaign, Illinois. Founded in 1996 by Matt Lunsford and Darcie Knight Lunsford, the label has become a respected name in the music industry. With a diverse roster of talented *artists* and *performers*, Polyvinyl has established itself as a hub for innovative and boundary-pushing music.

Over the years, Polyvinyl has released albums from a wide range of genres including indie rock, pop, punk, electronic, and more. The label's commitment to quality and artistic integrity is evident in every release they put out. They have consistently championed emerging artists who push the boundaries of their respective genres.

In addition to releasing music, Polyvinyl also offers a variety of merchandise options for fans to support their favorite *artists*. From vinyl records to t-shirts and posters, there is something for everyone. The label's online store provides a convenient way for fans to discover new music while directly supporting the artists they love.

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Skeletal Lamping may be bizarre, complicated, and dense, but it's also extremely catchy and packed with slinky grooves that demand a physical response. Instantly ingratiating hooks abound as Kevin Barnes' compositions constantly mutate and shape-shift in ways that defy conventional pop song structure and album sequencing. Nevertheless, the record has its own internal logic, and its many tangents and detours feel entirely intuitive and organic in context. The movements mimic the shapeless, mystifying mingling of thoughts and emotions in the human mind, so even the most deliberately jarring transitions evoke a sudden shift in attention that is recognizable and commonplace, but rarely emulated in mainstream music.&nbsp;Though of Montreal have never been strangers to expressing sexuality in their music, Skeletal Lamping finds Barnes fully immersed in the topic. Throughout the record, sexuality is presented as a broad continuum encompassing a wide range of experiences, anxieties, emotions and orientations. Barnes openly explores sex and gender roles without insecurity. They attempt to bring all of their fantasies, and terrors, to the surface, so as to better understand the machinery behind them. In Skeletal Lamping, Barnes argues that identity is fluid, malleable, and limited only by one's imagination.

Skeletal Lamping

Music GB