On the heels of the release of their new record, Skeletal Lamping, the Of Montreal gang is back in town tonight, playing Roseland. This time around, they’ve made the very wise decision to have Love is All open for them. I got to know Love is All when they stayed at my old house earlier this summer and they are nicer than nice. They also happen to be my favorite live band at the moment. I usually don’t dance at rock shows, but you can bet your bippy that I will be doing just that when they take to the stage. The new record, A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night, comes out on November 11th. I’ve had it for a while, and dig the shit out of it! Don’t believe me? Check out their first single, “Wishing Well,” right here.
As for Of Montreal, I have also been spinning Skeletal Lamping for a while, and after a bit of initial shock, I’m starting to find my groove with it. Kevin is really swinging for the fence on this one. At times it feels like the journal entries of a sexually inexperienced teenager who is acting out his fantasies lyrically, and at others it feels like a genuine contemplation of adult themes. Of course, lyrics aside, the album is an assault of sonic and melodic genius, confirming Kevin’s place as one of the more gifted and inventive musicians of our generation. Here’s a cover of a song by some dude named David Bowie:
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