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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. 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. 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On tracks like “Rude Girl on Rotation,” Barnes revisits sounds of late 60’s guitar pop and psychedelia reminiscent of 2013’s Lousy With Sylvianbriar, while “Young Hearts Bleed Free” and “Music Hurts The Head” showcase Barnes’ love of experimental funk pop that has been present throughout much of the band’s discography. 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The album’s vibrant blend of synth-pop and psych rock helped cement its status as a fan favorite and a defining moment in the band’s career. Iconic tracks like “Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games” and “The Party’s Crashing Us” became some of the most beloved songs in the band’s extensive catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - 15th anniversary edition of The Sunlandic Twins on Red and Orange Swirl vinyl complete with a re-designed gatefold jacket interior and 5 additional bonus tracks on side D to round out this superlative 23-song 2xLP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP+ - 20th Anniversary edition. Repackaged on gold holographic stock with a booklet with never-before-seen sketches of the cover art from David Barnes and a foreword from Kevin Barnes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polyvinyl","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Orange","offer_id":50422470377803,"sku":"2188448","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Red","offer_id":51245592445259,"sku":"2243412","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Sunlandic_Twins_f3ae8d77_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726764313"},{"product_id":"the-gay-parade-2","title":"The Gay Parade","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf Montreal's second release for Bar None, The Gay Parade is a place where one can go to be in the company of funny creatures, eccentric characters, and bizarre architecture. 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The Gay Parade, on the other hand, is an escape from the every day, from disappointment and disillusion and the dangerous unpredictability of love. Happy, on some hands, can be dull and not half as musically exciting as misery. But Kevin is uniquely equipped to create a psychedelic sort of sincerity that can be far more moving than moping. As Raygun has put it, Of Montreal dares \"to sing gentle songs filled with sweet acceptance while all around them grumble and moan.\" Kevin shares with his Elephant Six buddies, many of whom appear on this album, a love for a homegrown style of recording that is the aural equivalent of outsider art: the techniques may be primitive but the results are vivid soundscapes where no instrument or idea is unwelcome. 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Fusing the shameless fun of Jonathan Richman with the mega-melodies of the Beach Boys by way of Weezer and the Beatles. 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The thread that runs through it all is Athens, GA's Kevin Barnes, and 'Innocence Reaches' finds him at his most light-hearted in years, working a Parisian stint, Top 40 sounds, and his newfound single status into the kaleidoscopic swirl. 'Innocence Reaches' features darker moments to be sure - isolation, anger, indifference, and the feeling that, like a Truffaut film, madness lurks just outside the frame.LP - \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n180-Gram Light Blue vinyl with download code. 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Celebrated for their unique and prolific output, frontperson and primary songwriter \/ multi-instrumentalist Kevin Barnes recorded the album at Brooklyn’s Honey Jar studios with audio engineer, Drew Vandenberg (Faye Webster, Toro y Moi), with basic tracking done live to a 16-track tape machine with Barnes’ longtime live band. “I wanted to capture a quick moment together and to make on-the-fly, spontaneous creative decisions,” says Barnes. “It felt very liberating and exhilarating to have to start and finish an album in a month’s time.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result shimmers with indie pop elements of their 2004 release, \u003cem\u003eSatanic Panic in the Attic,\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the raw, live energy of 2013’s \u003cem\u003eLousy With Sylvianbriar\u003c\/em\u003e. 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