I listened to this song two nights ago after seeing Lindsay Lohan tweet it (full disclosure: I follow Lindsay Lohan), and it blew my mind. Everything about the video is oddly bizarre, yet oddly captivating. It begins with the camera panning the deck and passages of an abandoned ship. The footage is slightly reminiscent of those panning staircase scenes from Titanic, which is weird. A deep, montone voice repeats, “I’m gonna be the that ship that takes you up.”

Ultimately, you seep into the dream — or more aptly, nightmare — of a small, headdress-wearing boy. We follow him as he wanders through a foggy maze of poorly costumed, bloodied pirate-looking zombies. The deep voice gives way to a rapper: “I power my ship with women and hot sauce,” Smokey raps. Then come the strobe lights. This is bizarre. This is fantastic.

The New York Post reports that Smokey Robotic is co-managed by Lohan’s brother, Mike. Everything the LiLo family touches seems to turn to shit and/or meth, but LiLo’s bro has something interesting here. If you like Ghostland Observatory and similar electro-quirk, this is your shit. The Halloween-nature of the video — which was clearly intentional in light of its timed release — is an odd move, in part because it gives the video limited relevance past next Monday. But if you have doubts of Smokey’s talent or versatility, just check out past videos — including the the beautifully done, cartoon animated “S.R.” – on themes of peace, war, race, etc — all amid a choir of serene, gospel-like voices. A comparison of the two songs and videos suggests the group knows exactly how to meld music genres to create something appealing, intriguing and eclectic — even if oddly bizarre.

Women and hot sauce. Zombie-pirates and abandoned ships. Smokey Robotic leaves me thinking: What IS this? I don’t know, but I like it. REPLAY.

All words by Renee Davidson