Skeletons, initially the work of Matt Mehlan -- a rather idiosyncratic pop songwriter who uses loads of electronics -- had a very low-key beginning in Oberlin, OH, with a pair of albums (I'm at the Top of the World and Life and the After Birth) released on the Shinkoyo label, which Mehlan co-founded. At some point, Mehlan was joined by Carson Garhart, Severiano Martinez, Jason McMahon, and Johnny Misheff. Git, credited to Skeletons & the Girl-Faced Boys, was released in June 2005 via an alliance between Shinkoyo and Ghostly International. Lucas, which was inspired by the Garde...