Album cover: of Montreal, “Skeletal Lamping”

of Montreal

Skeletal Lamping

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Adorably schizoid as ever, Kevin Barnes diverges somewhat from a proven recipe. Skeletal Lamping is equal parts: autobiographical fragments; Penthouse Forum fantasy; bedroom studio masterpiece; overproduced glam rock revival; bipolar concept album; random musical sketches; bubble gum; broken glass; order; entropy. Making sense yet? No? In brief, then: catchy chaos.

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Reminds us of: Bowie as Ziggy Stardust | BARR | various Elephant 6 alumni

Words by Riley Nagler

Published on melophobe November 7, 2008.

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