of Montreal - The Early Four Track Recordings

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

1. Dirty Dustin Hoffman Needs a Bath
2. Dustin Hoffman Gets a Bath
3. Dustin Hoffman Thinks About Eating the Soap
4. Dustin Hoffman Scrubs Too Hard and Looses Soap
5. Dustin Hoffman Does Not Resist Temptation to Heat the Bathtub
6. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Comes Home
7. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Seems Suspicious About the Absent Bathtub
8. Dustin Hoffman Feigns Ignorance of Missing Bathtub
9. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Calls Detective to Dust for Porcelain Particules
10. Dustin Hoffman's Tongue Taken to Police Lab Where It Is Used As Toilet
11. Dustin Hoffman Offers Lame Possible Explanation for Missing Bathtub
12. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Makes a Sarcastic Remark, Cuts the Head Off of a Fish
13. Dustin Hoffman Becomes Indignant and Wets Himself
14. Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree
15. Dustin Hoffman's Children Enter the Bathroom
16. Dustin Hoffman's Children Don't Enter the Bathroom