| Skeletal Lamping | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | of Montreal |
| Cover: | SkeletalLampingCover2.jpg |
| Released: | October 21, 2008 |
| Genre: | Indie pop, psychedelic funk[1] |
| Length: | 57:56 |
| Label: | Polyvinyl |
| Producer: | Kevin Barnes |
| Prev Title: | Icons, Abstract Thee |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | False Priest |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Skeletal Lamping is the ninth studio album by Athens, Georgia-based band of Montreal.
As with most of Montreal albums, Kevin Barnes performed almost all the instrumental and vocal tracks himself.[2]
Skeletal Lamping was released on October 21, 2008. The album was released in different formats, including conventional CD and vinyl, as well as T-shirts, a button set, wall decals, and a paper lantern, the latter formats included a digital download code for the album itself.[3]
All items for the collection were designed by The Bee With Wheels (David Barnes) and Gemini Tactics (Nina Barnes), a coalition termed the 'Apollinaire Rave Collective'.[4] In an essay addressing the concept behind the album's release, Kevin Barnes stated "We feel that there’s no reason to produce another object that just sits on a shelf. We only want to produce objects that have a function and that can be treasured for their singularness."[5]
Georgie Fruit is the name of Kevin Barnes' African-American cross-dressing stage persona, similar in many ways to David Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Georgie Fruit was first mentioned on Montreal's 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? during the song "Labyrinthian Pomp".
Georgie Fruit plays a prominent role on Skeletal Lamping.[6]
Polyvinyl Records has arranged to donate 50% of the proceeds of Skeletal Lamping to Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, an organization dedicated to address material inequities faced by transgender black people.[7]
All songs written by Kevin Barnes.