| Date mailed or hand-delivered: |
03/01/2008 |
| Album Name: |
In the Parlor With the Moon |
| Album Description: |
The title for this album was inspired in two parts:
Part one: The moon, which was full and eclipsing through our parlor window while we practiced in its entirety Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea for the 10 year anniversary show we played in Albany, NY on February 22nd with another band we're in called Sgt. Dunbar & the Hobo Banned.
Part 2: That very full and eclipsing moon was shining into our parlor while the words from Two-Headed Boy: "In the parlor with a moon across her face..." rang out in our ears.
The rest...well...a mix of inspirations ranging from birth to death. No seriously. A lot of birth and death. Plus leaving home, making a new home, and having to leave that home again. |
| Tracks (w/numbers): |
1. Le Retour
2. On the Sidewalk in the Evening
3. Oolong Tea
4. The Wind
5. In the Parlor with the Moon
6. On the Second Day of April 1489
7. Oh Albany We Hope
8. The Heaviest Year
9. Both of Our Sake
10. Like the Dawn in the Morning
11. The Leavings
12. To the Children of Muu Baan Pri Char Who Are Playing Outside My Window |
| Preferred Track: |
5. In the Parlor with the Moon |
| Band Bio: |
Once upon a time, ten years ago, Eric offered Jenny some candy in an elevator. They have been writing music together ever since.
The End. |
| Band Members & Instruments Played: |
Eric Krans: guitar, vocals, bass, drums, percussion, trumpet, banjo, harmonica, inside of a phonograph horn
Jen O'Connor: vocals, violin, piano, accordion, electric slide guitar, drums, percussion, manual pedal sewing machine
Lyrics on track 6 from Leonardo DaVinci's notebooks. |
| Band Location (city, state or province, and country): |
Altamont, NY |
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