Lucas (album)

2007 studio album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities

Lucas

Studio album by

Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities

Released| May 8, 2007
Recorded| The Silent Barn Recording Facilities, Inc., Ridgewood, New York
Genre|

* Indie rock
* experimental pop,[1]
* synth-pop[1]

Length| 58:53
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)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Babyblaue Seiten [de]| 12/15[2]
Pitchfork Media| 8.2/10[3]
Stylus Magazine| (A-)[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes| [5]

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

## Background

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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

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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

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### Performers[8]

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* Mikey Ames (drums)
* Erik Carlson (violin)
* Peter Evans (trumpet)
* Glenda Goodman (viola)
* Carsion Halegar (bass)
* Jeremy Keller (guitar)
* Sam Kulik (trumpet)
* Jon Leland (percussion)
* Jason McMahon (guitar)
* Matthew Mehlan (vocals, guitar, electronics)
* Cyrus Pireh (alto saxophone)

### Art

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* Justin Craun

## References

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1. ^ a b Powell, Mike (30 April 2007). "Skeletons - Hi!". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. ^ a b Hofmann, Andreas (2020-08-26). "Skeleton$: Lucas: Review". Babyblaue Seiten [de]. Retrieved 2021-03-16.+[de]&rft.atitle=Skeleton$:+Lucas:+Review&rft.date=2020-08-26&rft.aulast=Hofmann&rft.aufirst=Andreas&rft_id=https://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/index.php?content=review&left;=grade&albumId;=11692&grade;=13&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Lucas+(album)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Harvey, Eric (2007-07-18). "Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities Lucas". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
4. ^ a b Elliott, Kevin J. (2007-04-27). "Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities - Lucas - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
5. ^ a b c Gurney, Dave. "Music Review: Skeletons and The Kings of All Cities - "Lucas"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
6. ^ Levinson, Matthew (2007-07-01). "Skeletons and the Kings of all Cities – Lucas (Ghostly International/Inertia)". Cyclic Defrost. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
7. ^ a b Hare, Andrew (2007-05-10). "Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities: Lucas (CD on Ghostly International)". Penny Black Music. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
8. ^ a b "Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities: Lucas". DRAM Online. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

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