In the midst of the late '90s electronica craze, at a time when many looked to The Prodigy and their brethren to point us all in a new direction, this NYC quartet not only revved up the guitars, but actually enlisted a dude to bang on a collection of junkyard objects, seemingly underlining the point of proudly distancing themselves from the then-current status quo.
Though largely forgotten these days Skeleton Key's groovy, four-on-the-floor, Primus-meets-Tom Waits formula was not just a cool, refreshing vibe but underscores how a variety of non-mainstream music managed to attract major label attention in the '90s, at a time when the suits had no clue what "the kids" were into or jonesing for.
"Watch The Fat Man Swing" is the leadoff track from their critically acclaimed, Grammy award-winning major label debut Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon [Capitol-1997]
