Blog: Consequence Of Sound

On “Lil Rich”, the opening track of Skeletons ' latest LP, People , lead singer Matt Mehlan sings softly over subtle acoustic guitar strings: “Lil Rich got his face shot off/For three, four days, the cops didn't clean it up/All the people getting on the bus, had to walk over his hair and his teeth in a pool of blood/This wasn't my home, but I live here.” These lyrics set up the premise for what turns out to be a politically charged, and socially conscious, record. The aptly titled effort investigates the foundations of human nature, and [...]