skeletons and the kings of all cities

On our last excursion to Good Records, our friend C.J. convinced us to buy Skeletons and The Kings Of All Cities' Lucas by describing it as "Albert Ayler meets Prince." The Skeletons collective (who released Git in 2005) have also drawn comparisons to Can, Sonic Youth, and Boyz II Men (seriously). The LP cover is about the ugliest thing I've ever seen, and it comes pressed on a hideous gray vinyl. All that aside, we've listened to this, the disjointed, beautiful album opener, maybe 100 times over the last couple of days (give or take). It sort of meanders aimlessly along for the first 2 minutes, but all of those seemingly ridiculous comparisons begin to make sense after that.

mp3:
Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities What They Said

Lucas will be released on CD by Ghostly International in Spring '07.

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elsewhere:

Click the read more link to view the full playlist from last night's gorilla vs. bear Blog Radio show, with assorted mp3s. Next week's episode is entirely devoted to Grizzly Bear. We'll be playing the full Good Records instore, we'll have an exclusive cover from Dan of Grizzly Bear, and Ed will be guest-DJing. Should be fun.

1. "Blue" Gene Tyranny--Next Time Might Be Your Time
2. Panda Bear--Take Pills
3. Muscles--Ice Cream
4. Avey Tare + Kria Brekkan--Sis Around the Sandmill (mp3)
5. Avey Tare + Kria Brekkan--Sis Around the Sandmill (reverse)
6. Menomena--Muscle 'n Flo
7. Simian Mobile Disco--It's the Beat
8. The Blow--Hey Boy
9. Crystal Castles vs. The Little Ones--Lovers Who Uncover (mp3)
10. CSS--Alalicious (Bonde Do Role remix)
11. Spank Rock--Put that Pussy on Me (Diplo tonite remix)
12. Ghostface Killah--Jellyfish
13. J Dilla--Wild
14. Paul Duncan--Red Eagle (mp3)
15. Travel By Sea--Return to Me (Sparklehorse cover)
16. Love Is All--Nothing to be Done (Pastels cover)
17. Architecture in Helsinki--Do the Whirlwind
18. Sparrow House--Foxes (Sighing Like a Furnace)
19. Loney Dear--The City, The Airport (CSS remix)
20. Andrew Bird--Spare-ohs
21. Great Lake Swimmers--Your Rocky Spine
22. Marissa Nadler--Diamond Heart
23. Blonde Redhead--23 (mp3)
24. Black Lips--Not A Problem (mp3)
25. Dungen--Familj
26. Dirty Projectors--Two Young Sheeps