Track Listing
1. My, What a Strange Day With a Swede - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
2. Ill-Treated Hiccup, An - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
3. Cast in the Haze (Been There Four Days) - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
4. Mimi Merlot - (Beatnik Version, with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
5. Girl From NYC (Names Julia) - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
6. Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops up Like a Periscope - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
7. Charlie and Freddy - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
8. There Is Nothing Wrong With Hating Rock Critics - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
9. Maple Licorice - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
10. Barely Asian at the Beefcake Horizon - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
11. Spooky Spider Chandelier - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Yoko Sawai/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
12. Friends of Mine - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
13. Christmas Isn't Safe For Animals - (with Jeff Mangum/Heather McIntosh/Bryan Helium/Adrian Finch/Alicia Wolfe/Beth Sale/Nico Kupe)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 30 min. | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Of Montreal: James Huggins III, Derek Almstead, Kevin Barnes, Dottie Alexander, Andy Gonzales.
Additional personnel: Yoko Sawai (vocals); Alicia Wolfe, Beth Sale, Nico Kupe, Jeff Mangum, Heather McIntosh, Bryan Helium, Adrian Finch.
A full decade after their early releases as an adjunct member of the pioneering 1990s lo-fi collective the Elephant 6, Of Montreal finally broke through to the mainstream with 2007's HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER? (An unexpected boost in national exposure came when one of that album's songs, "Wraith Pinned to the Mist," was adapted for a national television ad campaign for a chain of steak restaurants, complete with leader Kevin Barnes singing new lyrics.)
Of Montreal's label Polyvinyl Records took the opportunity to reissue some of the prolific band's more obscure early records. IF HE'S PROTECTING OUR NATION, THEN WHO IS PROTECTING BIG OIL, OUR CHILDREN? (2003) was originally a limited edition EP sold only on the band's 2003 tour and through their website. Nonetheless, this 13-track (including several brief instrumental interludes), half-hour EP is a pivotal release in the band's history, being their final recording with the lineup that recorded 2002's ALDHILS ARBORETUM, which many consider the group's most accessible and pop-oriented album. Highlights include the gently trippy opener "My What A Strange Day With A Swede" and a charming cover of the Zombies' "Friends of Mine."
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