Lucas (album)

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Lucas
Skeletons Lucas.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2007
RecordedThe Silent Barn Recording Facilities, Inc., Ridgewood, New York
Genre
Length58:53
Label Ghostly International, Una Falta de Oxigeno en el Cerebro Music
Producer The Hittsburgh Bros. Production Duo
Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities chronology
Git
(2005)
Lucas
(2007)
MONEY
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Babyblaue Seiten  [ de ]12/15 [2]
Pitchfork Media 8.2/10 [3]
Stylus Magazine (A-) [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Lucas is the second album released by the Ghostly International artist Skeletons. It was the first under their new name of Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities which was released in 2007.

Contents

Background

The album was named after Lucas, Kansas. [6] A common theme on the album is hair. [4]

The band's sound on the album has been compared to Animal Collective, [5] [7] Gang Gang Dance, Excepter, [5] Tortoise, the Sea and Cake, [7] and Sufjan Stevens' the Age of Adz . [2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Matthew Mehlan [8]

  1. "What They Said" – 5:02
  2. "Fake Tits" – 3:34
  3. "Hay W'happns?" – 5:17
  4. "Don't Worry" – 10:50
  5. "The Shit From the Dogs" – 3:13
  6. "Like It Or Not" – 3:40
  7. "Let It Out" – 2:55
  8. "Sickness" – 4:45
  9. "Push 'im Out" – 19:37
    • Contains about seven minutes of silence

Personnel

Performers

Source: [8]

Art

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