Review: Of Montreal - Prepare To Be Lamped

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US technicolour indie pop band Of Montreal have set the UK release date for their latest album Skeletal Lamping. It will hit November 3 on Polyvinyl Records. This 15-track musical odyssey will be preceded by new single ‘Id Engager’, out October 27. “Lamping” (also known as spotlighting or shining) is a hunting method in which powerful floodlights are used to locate nocturnal animals in the middle of the night. The animals are either picked off or captured as they panic and flee for safety. It’s a brutal, terrifying practice, but Of Montreal have adopted the technique (albeit in a strictly...