Description
Matt Mehlan is the ringleader of the collective Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities, whose sound is as sprawling and all-encompassing as their name. Mehlan has created in LUCAS a fairy tale-like concept album, but even when the narrativebecomes oblique there is no mistaking the grandeur and majesty of the sonic world on offer. Sweeping arrangements featuring strings, various percussion, and a host of other noisemaking devices stretch the scope of the Skeletons' music, creating a larger canvas for their idiosyncratic pop vision. This slice of experimental pop should please fans of Arcade Fire, the Flaming Lips, and the like.