Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (Picture Disc Edition) - VINYL LP

Aethermead, the newest offering and 20th full-length album from Of Montreal, finds the band revisiting sounds from their early years, while still pushing artistic boundaries with their iconic style of pop & indie rock. 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. InchI wanted to capture a quick moment together and to make on-the-fly, spontaneous creative decisions,Inch says Barnes. InchIt felt very liberating and exhilarating to have to start and finish an album in a month's time.Inch The result shimmers with indie pop elements of their 2004 , Satanic Panic in the Attic, as well as the raw, live energy of 2013's Lousy With Sylvianbriar. Inspired partly from a recent move to Brooklyn, NY and a yearning for community, the album marks a shift in Barnes' daily routines, with the album's title referencing a section of Prospect Park called the Nethermead, where Barnes walks their dog every day. InchI started a meditation practice soon after moving to help me self-regulate,Inch says Barnes. InchI began to imagine I was sending all my destructive and useless thoughts/energies into the ether.Inch Barnes' beautiful and melodic chord progressions are on full display with tracks like InchAlready Dreaming,Inch as well as the straight-up rock & roll banger InchTake The Form.Inch Other highlights include the loungey InchMy Zhe Zhe,Inch as well as the bluntly sexual lead single, InchWhen.Inch From the breakthrough brilliance of 2007's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? to a steady run of boundary-pushing releases, Of Montreal have remained fearless sonic shapeshifters-equally at home crafting hook-laden

On of Montreal's seminal album The Sunlandic Twins, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Barnes followed up their 2004 Polyvinyl debut, Satanic Panic in the Attic, with what became the band's most commercially successful album to date. Originally released in April 2005, The Sunlandic Twins marked a significant turning point for of Montreal, showcasing Barnes' evolving songwriting and a shift towards a more electronic and dance-oriented sound. The album's vibrant blend of synth-pop and psych rock helped cement it's status as a fan favorite and a defining moment in the band's career. Iconic tracks like InchWraith Pinned to the Mist and Other GamesInch and InchThe Party's Crashing UsInch became some of the most beloved songs in the band's extensive catalog.To celebrate the album's 20th anniversary, Polyvinyl is thrilled to announce a special edition reissue. Lovingly remastered by Glenn Schick, with a half-speed vinyl master by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, The Sunlandic Twins (20th Anniversary Edition) features the original 13-track album along with a treasure trove of bonus material from the era, including previously unreleased tracks and rarities that offer a deeper glimpse into the creative process behind this mesmerizing record.The Sunlandic Twins set Kevin Barnes on a path to becoming one of the most influential songwriters in independent pop music. The album's success paved the way for more critically acclaimed releases, numerous late-night TV appearances-including The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon-and brilliant collaborations with artists such as Solange, Janelle Monáe, and Jon Brion. Of Montreal went on to perform across the globe, gracing festival stages at Coachella, Sasquatch!, Pitchfork Music Festival, and beyond, while also amassing hundreds of millions of streams worldwide. Album Tracks 1. Requiem for O.

Limited edition colored vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? is Of Montreal's landmark 2007 album. The defined Of Montreal's career and continues to be hailed as a classic. It also happens to be Polyvinyl's all-time best-selling album to date. With Hissing Fauna, Of Montreal created it's masterpiece. It's an irresistible and remarkable album, sounding like a logical extension of the erratic indie-disco sounds of The Sunlandic Twins. However, Hissing Fauna is also the most personal Of Montreal album to date, with Kevin Barnes pouring tremendous amounts of emotion, heartbreak, frustration and elation into it's 12 tracks. Written and recorded primarily during what he calls Inchan insane year,Inch Hissing Fauna saw Barnes adopt a new writing style. It's an unabashedly autobiographical attempt from a songwriter whose early material tended towards characters and story-songs. Barnes continues down the whimsical pop funk path, while changing up it's lyrical scope; and Hissing Fauna balances it's poppy nature while showcasing brutal and unflinching honesty.