Of Montreal..
So MGMT have done great things with their superb album this year (go find us a better song than ‘Time To Pretend’- may I suggest going and grabbing another spoon and dipping it head to toe into the new MGMT have done great things with their superb album this year (go find us a better song than ‘Time To Pretend’- may I suggest going and grabbing another spoon and dipping it head to toe into the new Of Montreal record ‘Skeltal Lamping’. Top ten album already for me. Expect this in EVERY end of year poll from East London to Japan. Please arise Of Montreal - we knight you with the award for best song titles for 2008 and the most extravagant and BEAUTIFUL artwork of 2008.
Recommended listing: cider, end of the summer parties with close companions of love and health. Almost impossible to pick one solitary track to highlight the absolute brilliance of this record - so here’s TWO TRACKS.
Of Montreal - An Eluardian INstance
Of Montreal - Nonpareil Of Favor
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October 11th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Elurdian might be my fave song right now. I’ve been loving this album for two good months and it keeps getting better and better. It’s no Hissing Fauna tho, but brilliant nonetheless.
October 12th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Totally agree - it’s wonderful. A perfect late summer record. Thanks for your comment x
May 7th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
[...] we were hugely keen on Skeletal Lamping, of Montreal’s ninth album of late last year, and remain admirable of Kevin Barnes’ ability to fit rather a lot of words into a very short space of time without sounding like a rapper. Not, of course, that we have anything against rappers…Styrofoam remix, yes, we’re fans, it sounds like just enough Micro Korg has been added to the mix…speaking of Montreal, we’ve been hearing it’s lovely. Any tips? [...]