Album
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
2003 · Rock
15 collectors on Gatefold own this
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? is an Alt/Indie album by The Unicorns, originally released in 2003. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.
About
Eleven years after its original release, The Unicorns return with a remastered edition of <i>Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?</i>, a song collection that has lost none of its lovable weirdness with time. At once goofy and ambitious, the music of band masterminds Nick “Diamonds” Thornburn and Alden “Ginger” Penner ranks among the most inventive outpourings from Montreal’s fertile pop scene. The Unicorns draw upon ‘60s and ‘70s sonic flotsam (especially low-fi synthesizers), matching it with lyrical themes that range from the lurid to the infantile. Horror and sci-fi references color tracks like “Tuff Ghost,” “Jellybones," and “Rocket Ship” (the latter an inspired Daniel Johnston cover). “I Was Born (A Unicorn)”—a theme song of sorts—catches the band at their giddiest. All isn't sunshine and rainbows here, however—there’s a tension simmering under the surface of “Child Star” and “Ready to Die” that’s hard to miss. No matter how shambolic the tracks get, The Unicorns retain their droll wit and knack for ear-snagging melodies. This is indie rock in its most authentic form: precocious, ungainly, and willing to court chaos to achieve greatness.
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Tracklist
- 1I Don't Wanna Die2:03
- 2Tuff Ghost2:57
- 3Ghost Mountain3:10
- 4Sea Ghost3:42
- 5Jellybones2:43
- 6The Clap1:26
- 7Child Star5:21
- 8Lets Get Known1:57
- 9I Was Born (A Unicorn)2:45
- 10Tuff Luff4:19
- 11Inoculate The Innocuous5:18
- 12Les Os3:32
- 13Ready To Die1:42
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- lo-fi
- whimsical
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alden GingerDRUMS, SYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, DRUM MACHINE, TOY PIANO, TOY , EFFECTS , BASS, GUITAR, TAPE, MELODICA , RECORDER, GLOCKENSPIEL, ACCORDION, VOCALS
- Alden PennerDRUMS, SYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, DRUM MACHINE, TOY PIANO, ORGAN , TAPE , BASS, GUITAR, TAPE, ORGAN , RECORDER, GLOCKENSPIEL, ACCORDION, VOCALS SYNTHESIZER, PERCUSSION, PIANO , ORGAN , BASS, GUITAR, ORGAN , RECORDER, GLOCKENSPIEL, ACCORDION, VOCALS, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS, DRUM MACHINE, TAPE, EFFECTS SYNTHESIZER, PERCUSSION, SEQUENCED BY, PIANO , ORGAN , BASS, GUITAR, ELECTRONICS , ORGAN , RECORDER, GLOCKENSPIEL, ACCORDION, VOCALS
- Nick DiamondsDRUMS, SYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, DRUM MACHINE, TOY PIANO, ORGAN , TAPE , BASS, GUITAR, TAPE, ORGAN , RECORDER, GLOCKENSPIEL, ACCORDION, VOCALS DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, DRUM MACHINE, TOY PIANO, TOY , EFFECTS , BASS, GUITAR, TAPE, MELODICA , RECORDER, GLOCKENSPIEL, ACCORDION, VOCALS SYNTHESIZER, PERCUSSION, PIANO , ORGAN , BASS, GUITAR, ORGAN , RECORDER, GLOCKENSPIEL, ACCORDION, VOCALS, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS, DRUM MACHINE, TAPE, EFFECTS
- Brendan ReedVOCALS
- J'aimeDRUMS
- Joellen HousegoFIDDLE VIOLIN
- Maxime PellisierCLARINET
- Randy PetersCLARINET TIN WHISTLE WHISTLE
- Richard Reed ParryBASS DOUBLE BASS TRUMPET
- Tim KramerCELLO
15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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