Aldhils Arboretum Explained

Aldhils Arboretum
Type:Album
Artist:of Montreal
Cover:Aldhils.gif
Released:September 24, 2002
Recorded:2001
Genre:Indie pop
Length:40:47
Label:Kindercore
Producer:Kevin Barnes
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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 . 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