''Scobberlotchers'' is a 2016 album by Scottish musician
Momus. It was released on 9 September 2016 by
independent record label
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American Patchwork on
CD and distributed by
Darla Records
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Background
The album was recorded between June and August 2016 in
Osaka
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Japan
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where Momus resided at the time.
Momus has stated that the LP has been his "polemical response to Brexit and Trump."
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Reception
Darla Records
Darla Records is an independent record label founded by James Agren in October 1993 while he was in New York (state), New York. Darla's first release was a 7-inch by Grifters (band), Grifters, an indie rock/lo-fi music, lo-fi band from Memphis.
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founder James Agren praised the album saying " omuss perspective/world view/filter is my absolute favorite of all artists today." '' Yahoo! Music''s Dave DiMartino ranked ''Scobberlotchers'' third on his list "Best Albums of 2016." ''Now Then''s Zachary Freeman reviewed the album favorably with "references to figures as diverse as Ezra Pound, Henry Darger, Theresa May and Fernando Pessoa demonstrate Momus's propensity to tackle more subject matter in an individual album than most groups achieve in their entire discography."
Track listing
References
External links
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2016 albums
Momus (musician) albums
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