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Somehow I missed this video for Of Montreal’s “An Eluardian Instance” when it first came out. It’s one of my top tracks from Skeletal Lamping and features some sunny kite flying on an island – CRAZY STYLE of course! Check it:
mp3: Of Montreal – An Eluardian Instance
photo by Patrick Heagney
Satanic Panic In The Attic, The Sunlandic Twins, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer – all favorites of mine and all Of Montreal. You can now add Skeletal Lamping to the list. Of Montreal is a rare band that combine glam, soul, punk, house, electronica, funk, indie rock, and performance art all into one flaming cauldron of spectacle. Somehow it all seems to congeal into solid album after solid album. Skeletal Lamping has them picking up right where Hissing Fauna left off and that path seems to lead down to a bath of sexual innuendos and psychedelia (somehow I don’t see any of these songs popping up on an Outback commercial). Don’t let that ward you off….this Skeletal Lamping is an audio feast and worth every cent.
mp3: Of Montreal – For Our Elegant Caste
mp3: Of Montreal – Gallery Piece
While you might be in the middle of putting the perfect costume together, I thought I’d just spill a little knowledge on some of the shows tonight. Down in DC the uber-band Coldplay rolls into the Verizon Center with Duffy while on a much smaller stage at Iota Junior League and The Resurrectionists play. Up in Philly the place to be is the Starlight Ballroom with Man Man, Tim Fite, and Pit Er Pat. No wait the place to be is the Electric Factory with Of Montreal and Gang Gang Dance. Aw shucks, I’m mistaken again. The place to be is the North Star Bar with Murs and Kidz In The Hall. I guess it’s really up to you where you should be.
mp3: Coldplay – Yellow
mp3: Man Man – Mister Jung Stuffed
mp3: Tim Fite – More Clothes
mp3: Of Montreal – Disconnect The Dots
Of Montreal’s new album, Skeletal Lamping, is out now and I’m still digesting it. Right now it pretty much makes me feel just like this video of “Id Engager” which was directed by Marc Reisbig and Hanne Berkaak and features some pretty excellent/hilarious morphing animation. Take a look:
mp3: Of Montreal – Id Engager
Keep your eyes peeled for an album review of Skeletal Lamping soon.
Tonight in DC Laura Burhenn, Olivia & The Housemates, Lode Runner, and The Spiritual Machine are at the Rock and Roll Hotel while Apollo Sunshine and Tulsa are at DC9. Also down south are The Caribbean, Pale Young Gentlemen, Ash Lovely, and Don Zientara who play the Velvet Lounge while Of Montreal and Love Is All take on the 9:30 Club. Up in Philly Against Me! with special guests Ted Leo & the Pharmacists and Future Of The Left play the Electric Factory while Girl Talk, Grand Buffet, and Heart Of Darkness ravage the Starlight Ballroom. Finally up in Philly The New Year, Dirty On Purpose, and Tre Orsi (ex Okkervil River) play Johnny Brenda’s. Enjoy (and please let me know if there’s anything I’ve forgotten)!
mp3: Pale Young Gentlemen – The Crook Of My Good Arm
mp3: Of Montreal – Lysergic Bliss
mp3: Girl Talk – Still Here
mp3: The New Year – The Door Opens
mp3: Apollo Sunshine – Breeze
Photo by Christos Schizas
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