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The Early Four Track Recordings

Record Label: Polyvinyl Records
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The Early Four Track Recordings

Record Label: Polyvinyl Records

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Essentially of Montreal's first recordings, The Early Four Track Recordings compiles Kevin Barnes' work prior to Cherry Peel.

Don't let the title mislead you -- this album contains some of the best of Montreal songs you will ever hear. The stripped down nature of the recordings allows Kevin's songwriting ability to shine through -- providing insight and depth into their early development and experimentation with the craft.

From its artwork (which features images of psychotic children in chains, mole-birds and bizarre skull creatures) to song titles describing a story involving Dustin Hoffman that is never addressed within the songs themselves, The Early Four Track Recordings is one of of Montreal's more unusual albums -- and also one its most satisfying.

Tracklist

  • Dirty Dustin Hoffman Needs A Bath
  • Dustin Hoffman Gets A Bath
  • Dustin Hoffman Thinks About Eating The Soap
  • Dustin Hoffman Scrubs Too Hard and Loses Soap
  • Dustin Hoffman Does Not Resist Temptation To Eat The Bathtub
  • Dustin Hoffman's Wife Comes Home
  • Dustin Hoffman's Wife Seems Suspicious About The Absent Tub
  • Dustin Hoffman Feigns Ignorance of Missing Bathtub
  • Dustin Hoffman's Wife Calls In Detective To Dust For Porcelain Particles On Dustin Hoffman's Tongue
  • Dustin Hoffman's Tongue Taken To Police Lab Where It Is Used As Toilet Paper and Reading Material While On The Toilet
  • Dustin Hoffman Offers Lame Possible Explanation For Missing Bathtub
  • Dustin Hoffman's Wife Makes A Sarcastic Remark, Cuts The Head Off A Duck, Places It Where The Tub Was and Begins To Growl
  • Dustin Hoffman Becomes Indignant and Wets Himself
  • Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs A Tree
  • Dustin Hoffman's Children Enter The Bathroom
  • Dustin Hoffman's Children Don't Enter The Bathroom

Reviews

  • These three out-of-print releases arecompelling reminders of just how great the band was even in its earliestmanifestation.

    - Under the Radar

  • Kevin Barnes' ingenious bending melodies cutthrough the lo-fi hiss to showcase a songwriter who already possessed anexceptional grasp of rock song dynamics.

    - Under the Radar

  • As the sappiest, most sugary, andprobably most talented group on Kindercore's roster, Kevin Barnes and companyhave managed to pump out some of the most sickly sweet pop music in mycollection.

    - Pitchfork