Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham

by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham cover art

The Canadian instrumental trio, famous for providing the theme music to the sketch show 'The Kids in the Hall', deliver another collection of twangy, surf-inspired alternative rock. The concise, upbeat tracks are marked by their quirky, deeply melodic sensibility.

Genres

  • Surf Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Indie Rock

Tracklist

  1. Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham
  2. Reid's Situation
  3. I Know a Guy Named Larry
  4. Exit from Vince Lombardi High School
  5. Aunt's Invasion
  6. Running Meredith
  7. Bang Bang
  8. Hot Boxcar
  9. In My Room
  10. Dewy Drops of Spring
  11. 5 American 6 Canadian
  12. Who Painted Whistler's Mother
  13. Case of the Missing Lady Fingers
  14. Jackpot
  15. D. Tour
  16. Hunter S. Thompson's Younger Brother
  17. Misogomy & the Object
  18. Ben Hur Picked Off in a Gazebo
  19. Who's Afraid of Alyson Hymer/Wow Flutter Hiss
  20. You Spin Me Round '86
  21. Babakganoosh
  22. Siesta Cinema
  23. Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham Reprise
  24. The Alouette (She Was Canadas First Satellite, Way Before the Americans Even) - Bonus Track
  25. Tired Of Waking Up Tired
  26. Rover And Rusty
  27. Foreign / Aft
  28. Santa's Compromise
  29. Winterfresh
  30. Deck The Halls
  31. Having An Average Weekend '78