A new Morrissey album is much like a can of Danish Butter Cookies

 

A new Morrissey album is much like a can of Danish Butter Cookies (you know, the round ones). All cookies are decent, yet  all taste somewhat the same. And while none particularly stand out, there are always one or two that you like slightly more than the others, and eat (both layers) before the rest. Though these won't really change your life either.
 
Listening to Years of Refusal you can't help but wish Morrissey would just fire his band and hire some musicians with a little more, well, subtlety. His lyrics are great as always, as would his melodies  probably be if you could only hear them! Instead they're often lost in a rather generic guitar sound (ditto live). 

 

Hey, The Cribs, any chance you could lend us Johnny Marr?
 
Anyway, Years of Refusal has leaked. Have a listen if you're looking for something nice to go with your coffee.

 

Morrissey - Something is Squeezing my Skull

Skeletal Lamping: 'Puzzling,contradicting,disturbing,humorous...'

 Drip drip drip..., something rather special has just leaked... trickled, dripped, dropped down from Sunlandia: Of Montreal's upcoming album 'Skeletal Lamping', due for release on October 7 2008.

And who better to explain the album than Kevin Barnes himself?

"I wanted to make a record that could truly surprise a listener. to create something that was, in turns, enraging,joyous,discomforting,playful,lovely,unpleasant,freaky,mesmeric...something that came close to capturing the labyrinthine complexity of this human consciousness.

i spend most of my time in a state of mild confusion and pensiveness. i imagine most people do too. this record is my attempt to bring all of my puzzling, contradicting,disturbing,humorous...fantasies, ruminations and observations to the surface, so that i can better dissect and understand their reason for being in my head. hence the title, Skeletal Lamping. Lamping is the name of a rather dreadful hunting technique where, hunters go into the forest at night, flood an area in light, then shoot, or capture,the animals as they panic and run from their hiding places..." (read the original blog post here.)

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Of Montreal - Death is not a Parallel Move

'I feel just like a ghost' 

 

Of Montreal - Touched Something's Hollow 


Why am i so damaged? Why am I so troubled, girl? I don't know how long I can hold on, if it's gonna be like this forever...' 

Unfortunately we've been very politely asked to take down these incredible tracks. 

We can however offer you the following officially approved, and brilliant song!:

Of Montreal - Id Engager

"Ladies, I’m screaming out to you from the depths of this phallocentric tyranny,
My self-concept is awaiting your invasion,
clumsy penetration punishment… oh yeah!

...He predicted the 8-bit empire, now he occupies the blur as well.
When asking why their kisses are sorrowful, remember the howl of our first verse.

I can’t help it if its true, don’t wanna be your man, just wanna play with you…"

Bonus track: Of Montreal - Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up (Love is All cover)


+Pre-order the album at Insound!