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of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping

of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping

October 21, 2008
Polyvinyl
Rating: 4.5 / 5

The Music Rag One Sentence Review: Unbeknownst to most music fans, all four Beatles reunited briefly in 1977 and went to Studio 54 with David Bowie, where they engaged in a sweaty, 300 person, bisexual orgy with a bunch of coked-up disco freaks, during which a woman became pregnant – of Montreal’s Skeletal Lamping was what that woman pushed out of her vagina nine months later.

Best moments: “For Our Elegant Caste” transitions between a disco chorus of “We can do it softcore, if you want / But you should know I take it both ways” and wonderfully Beatles-styled vocals. “Gallery Piece” offers some of the most hilarious and over the top lyrics found anywhere on the album: “I want to steal your things / I want to show you off / I want to tell you lies / I want to write you books / I want to turn you on / I want to make you come / 200 times a day”.

Fruit Loops: As the lyrics above would suggest, Skeletal Lamping is a filthy album. Contributing to this is of Montreal mastermind Kevin Barnes’ new Ziggy Stardust-like persona, Georgie Fruit, who is – apparently – a 40-something, black, transexual funk musician. So that’s why he sings “I’m just a black she-male!” during the song “Wicked Wisdom”. Y’know, in case you were wondering.