The Gay Parade

by of Montreal

The Gay Parade cover art

A shining beacon of the Elephant 6 collective, 'The Gay Parade' is an immensely playful, theatrical, and concept-driven psychedelic pop album. Kevin Barnes crafts incredibly dense, baroque arrangements full of quirky humor, bittersweet melodies, and chaotic toy-town joyousness.

Genres

  • Psychedelic Pop
  • Indie Pop

Tracklist

  1. Old Familiar Way
  2. Fun Loving Nun
  3. Tulip Baroo
  4. Jacques Lamure
  5. The March of the Gay Parade
  6. Neat Little Domestic Life
  7. A Collection of Poems About Water
  8. Y the Quale and Vaguely Bird Noisily Enjoying Their Forbidden Tryst/I'd Be a Yellow Feathered Loon
  9. The Autobiographical Grandpa
  10. The Miniature Philosopher
  11. My Friend Will Be Me
  12. My Favorite Boxer
  13. Advice From a Divorced Gentleman to His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage
  14. A Man's Life Flashing Before His Eyes While He and His Wife Drive Off a Cliff into the Ocean
  15. Nickee Coco and the Invisible Tree
  16. The Gay Parade Outro