Skeletons

Skeletons is the brainchild of Ohio-bred/Brooklyn-based Matt Mehlan who also runs the amazing Shinkoyo Records. First signed to dance-label extraodinaire, Ghostly International, in 2005, Skeletons' released a set of avant-pop classics, inlcuding Git and Lucas. Employing sinewy guitar melodies, thoughtful composition, and complex rhythms, the band shares an equal love of lush beauty and experimental exploration.

“People”, their new album, co-mixed by Rusty Santos (also known for his work with Owen Pallett and Animal Collective/Panda Bear)is the first released in exciting union between Shinkoyo and Crammed Discs, with a limited vinyl edition via Sockets Records. It brilliantly boils down all the band’s thrilling sonic excursions into a collection of concise, fluid and emotive songs: rich, subtly dramatic musical atmospheres envelope Matt Mehlan’s compelling lyrical tales, inhabited by unlikely real-life characters (Jimmy Damour, Tania Head, Lil’ Rich and others) whose stories are told from a viewpoint which is both human and social/political.

Skeletons
'People' LP
SCKTS023
$15ppd (International orders add $4)

TRACKLIST:

1. L’il Rich
2. Grandma
3. More Than the One Thing
4. Walmart and the Ghost of Jimmy Damour
5. No
6. Tania Head
7. Barack Obama Blues
8. People