Aldhils Arboretum

Aldhils Arboretum
Studio album by
of Montreal
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreIndie pop
Length40:47
LabelKindercore
ProducerKevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
An Introduction to Of Montreal
(2001) 		Aldhils Arboretum
(2002) 		If He Is Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children?
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media6.1/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Aldhils Arboretum is the fifth full-length album by the indie rock band of Montreal. It was intended to be a departure from their previous concept albums, The Gay Parade and Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse. Instead of a unified theme, this album is a "singles" album of sorts, with each song being its own story alone.

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Barnes.

  1. "Doing Nothing" – 3:23
  2. "Old People in the Cemetery" – 3:20
  3. "Isn't It Nice?" – 2:55
  4. "Jennifer Louise" – 2:00
  5. "The Blank Husband Epidemic" – 2:39
  6. "Pancakes for One" – 2:41
  7. "We Are Destroying the Song" – 2:47
  8. "An Ode to the Nocturnal Muse" – 3:43
  9. "Predictably Sulking Sara" – 2:27
  10. "Natalie and Effie in the Park" – 2:12
  11. "A Question for Emily Foreman" – 2:42
  12. "Kissing in the Grass" – 3:39
  13. "Kid Without Claws" – 3:56
  14. "Death Dance of Omipapas and Sons for You" – 2:23

References

  1. ^ "Aldhils Arboretum by Of Montreal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ AllMusic
  3. ^ "Of Montreal: Aldhils Arboretum Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ Rolling Stone