PEOPLE

about this album

http://skeletonstv.bandcamp.com/album/people PEOPLE, Skeletons' new album, will be released this April in a collaboration between Shinkoyo (shinkoyo.com) and Crammed Discs (crammed.be), with a special vinyl edition released by Sockets (socketsrecords.com). 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 One of the most fascinating bands from the hugely creative Brooklyn/NYC scene of recent times, Skeletons create intense, original and revelatory music, working a globe-spanning realm of inspirations into a singular and colourful vision of guitar-based songcraft. Led by Matt Mehlan and his long-term collaborators Jason McMahon and Jonathan Leland, Skeletons have spent the last few years touring their potent live show all around, releasing a string of bold, beautifully recorded albums in the process. “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 to

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