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Protagonist Georgie Fruit isn't just any transgender middle-aged black man — he has undergone multiple sex changes, making him the perfect alter ego for charismatic and chameleonic Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes, whose musical persona is capricious, unsettled and over-the-top.

And also very horny. Skeletal Lamping is packed with blush-worthy come-ons draped in imitation-Prince squeals. Georgie, throughout the album, comes across alternately as a savvy bedroom connoisseur and a disposable plaything for the sexually curious. He's a product of the disco era, and his after-bar stories are set to limber bass lines and a driving beat. But the quieter moments reveal his insecurity, his damaged self-esteem and contemplation of yet another surgery. Despite the personal crisis that shapes the album's narrative, Barnes, perhaps unsurprisingly, never loses his playful side.

In "For Our Elegant Caste," for instance, he refers to Georgie's transformation as "a freaky permutation, something like Voltron," making clear that Georgie's stints under the knife didn't sacrifice his sense of humor. As they have graduated and mutated from modest indie pop to extravagant, massive glam-pop, Of Montreal's vision has become grander, and their approach more intricate.

Skeletal Lamping takes it even farther, with results that require patience. But with its majestic three-part falsetto harmonies and engrossing narrative, it's patience well spent.

Written by Lindsey Thomas. Read More. Polyvinyl Records. Suffering from his recent divorce which has since been reconciled , Barnes dropped the character studies that doted the numerous Of Montreal records beforehand, instead focusing on his most fascinating character to date: himself.

The result was danceable and sad, exciting and desperate all at once. Needless to say, few people sounded like Kevin Barnes in Advanced Search.

Main Album Skeletal Lamping Release Date October 7, Label Polyvinyl. Release Info Studio Recording. Track Listing. Nonpareil of Wisdom. Wicked Wisdom. For Our Elegant Caste. Touched Something's Hollow. An Eluardian Instance. Old Familiar Way [] Fun Loving Nun [] Tulip Baroo [] Jacques Lamure [] The March of the Gay Parade [] Neat Litle Domestic Life [] A Collection of Poems About Water [] I'd Be a Yellow Feathered Loon [] The Autobiographical Grandpa [] The Miniature Philosopher [] My Favorite Boxer [] Nickee Coco and the Invisible Tree [] The Gay Parade Outro [].

Good Morning Mr. Edminton [] Peacock Parasols [] An Introduction For Isabell [] Coquelicot's Tea Party [] Rose Robert [] It's A Very Starry Night [] Mimi Merlot [] Butterscotching Mr.

Lynn [] Go Call You Mine [] Penelope [] It's Just So [] The Frozen Island [] Doing Nothing [] Old People in the Cemetery [] Isn't It Nice? Jennifer Louise [] The Blank Husband Epidemic [] Pancakes for One [] We Are Destroying the Song [] An Ode to the Nocturnal Muse [] Predictably Sulking Sara [] Natalie and Effie in the Park [] A Question for Emily Foreman [] Kissing in the Grass [] Kid Without Claws [] Death Dance of Omipapas and Sons for You []. Disconnect The Dots [] Lysergic Bliss [] My British Tour Diary [] Rapture Rapes The Muses [] Eros' Entropic Tundra [] City Bird [] Erroneous Escape Into Eric Eckles [] Chrissy Kiss The Corpse [] Your Magic Is Working [] Climb The Ladder [] How Lester Lost His Wife [] Spike The Senses [] Vegan In Furs [].

The Repudiated Immortals [] October is Eternal [] Oslo in the Summertime [] Death of a Shade of a Hue [] Knight Rider [] The Party's Crashing Us [] So Begins Our Alabee [] Forecast Fascist Future [] Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games [] I Was Never Young [] Requiem for O.

Art Snob Solutions [] The Actor's Opprobrium [] Keep Sending Me Black Fireworks [] Everyday Feels Like Sunday []. Suffer For Fashion [] Sink The Seine [] Cato As A Joun []