Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse

by of Montreal

Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse cover art

Showcasing Kevin Barnes' eccentric and unbridled ambition, 'Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies' is a hyper-theatrical concept album built around bizarre, fairy-tale narratives and spoken-word interludes. The arrangements borrow heavily from 1960s baroque pop and vaudeville, wrapping complex, multi-part song structures in saccharine, twee melodies. It marks a creative peak in the band's early, strictly Elephant 6-associated era before their transition to electronic funk.

Genres

  • Psychedelic Pop
  • Neo-Psychedelia
  • Progressive Pop

Tracklist

  1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton
  2. Peacock Parasols
  3. Look at the Bell
  4. An Introduction for Isabell
  5. Let's Do Everything for the First Time Forever
  6. Coquelicot's Tea Party
  7. Rose Robert
  8. It's a Very Starry Night
  9. Mimi Merlot
  10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
  11. Coquelicot, Claude and Lecithin Dance Aboard the Ocean Liner
  12. Go Call You Mine
  13. The Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dullight
  14. Penelope
  15. A Dreamy Day of Dreaming of You
  16. Hello from Inside a Shell
  17. Lecithin's Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
  18. Its Just So
  19. The Frozen Island
  20. Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude and Coquelicot with His Animal Creations for Them to Approve or Reject
  21. Let's Go for a Walk
  22. The Hopeless Opus or the Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous