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The Gay Parade
Pop · 1999 · 16 tracks · 44m

The Gay Parade

of Montreal

A technicolor storybook of baroque pop vignettes. Brimming with brass fanfares, dusty tape hiss, and surreal character sketches from a forgotten carnival.

February 16, 1999 · Bar/None Records

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A joyful, technicolor celebration of the absurd that feels like a warm hug from a stranger.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 44m
01
Old Familiar Way
2:25
02
Fun Loving Nun
2:17
03
Tulip Baroo
2:10
04
Jacques Lamure
2:31
05
The March of the Gay Parade
2:55
06
Neat Little Domestic Life
2:45
07
A Collection of Poems About Water
3:57
08
Y the Quale and the Vaguely Bird Noisily Enjoying Their Forbidden Tryst / I'd Be a Yellow Feathered Loon
2:40
09
The Autobiographical Grandpa
2:19
10
The Miniature Philosopher
1:54
11
My Friend Will Be Me
3:54
12
My Favorite Boxer
3:02
13
Advice From a Divorced Gentleman to His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage
2:08
14
A Man's Life Flashing Before His Eyes While He and His Wife Drive Off a Cliff Into the Ocean
3:04
15
Nickee Coco and the Invisible Tree
5:21
16
The Gay Parade Outro
0:47
Moments Worth Listening For
The triumphant brass explosion and marching percussion that kicks off the title track
The sudden shift into a somber, cinematic piano melody during the climax of A Man's Life Flashing Before His Eyes
The intricate, multi-tracked vocal harmonies that swell and recede like waves in Nickee Coco and the Invisible Tree
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Gay Parade sound next to the rest of of Montreal's catalogue?

Storytelling+2.0σ

The writing leans notably further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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