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If He Is Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children?
Pop · 2002 · 14 tracks

If He Is Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children?

of Montreal

A collection of lo-fi vignettes, covers, and acoustic rarities. It captures the band's early whimsical folk-pop era before their pivot to neon funk and glam.

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It's like a collection of musical polaroids from the band's most charmingly lo-fi era.

A gentle, whimsical collection of acoustic sketches that feels like a shared secret between friends.

If He Is Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children? · vs · of Montreal
Low Energy-1.9σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
My, What a Strange Day with a Swede
4:11
02
An Ill-Treated Hiccup
2:24
03
Cast in the Haze (Been There 4 Days)
3:00
04
She's My Best Friend
3:30
05
Mimi Merlot (Beatnik outtake)
0:28
06
Neru No Daisuki
3:24
07
Maple Licorice
1:01
08
Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up Like a Periscope
2:27
09
Spooky Spider Chandelier
1:29
10
Charlie and Freddy
1:32
11
Girl from NYC #64
2:14
12
Nickee Coco Chorus
1:21
13
Friends of Mine
2:28
14
Christmas Isn't Safe for Animals
3:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The fragile vocal harmonies on the Lou Reed cover She's My Best Friend that transform the original's grit into pure sweetness.
The abrupt, charming brevity of Mimi Merlot acting as a 28-second palette cleanser between longer acoustic narratives.
The way Christmas Isn't Safe for Animals closes the record with a strange, pastoral melancholy that lingers long after the final chord.
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