Yeah yeah, we know, so the release date Of Montreal’s new album Skeletal Lamping has gotten pushed back a few weeks to October 21st. That doesn’t mean you have to necessarily deprive yourself of Kevin Barnes and crew altogether though, now does it? Of course not, and we’ve got just the cure for you: a collection of past Of Montreal videos, all excellent, and all for your viewing enjoyment.

Besides, the band had good reason to delay things, what with their elaborate packaging taking longer than expected. As they explained recently in their blog:

One of the most exciting aspects of our escape from the trappings of conventional album packaging is that, upon buying Skeletal Lamping, a person is given the option to choose from a number of different items in the Skeletal Lamping Collection. Digital downloading of albums has brought upon an unfortunate situation, wherein, with your purchase, you only receive, at best, a thumbnail sized image of the album’s cover art, to look at on your mp3 player or computer. In our minds, this is unacceptable. We feel a person should not be punished for opting to purchase a record digitally, nor should one have to choose between, either, fantastic art object or ease of purchase.

We hope this idea catches on and, in the future, square CD packaging will be abandoned forever and only interesting art objects will fill record stores. We envision a time when you’ll be walking around your local record shop and be like, “What’s the new Radiohead album again? Oh yeah, a bonsai tree in the shape of a deformed goat, I see it over there.”

Right then…..

“Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse” (above)

“Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games” (above)

“Suffer For Fashion” (above)

“Disconnect The Dots” (above)

“Gronlandic Edit” (above)

“Requiem for O.M.M.2″ (above)

“So Begins Our Alabee” (above)