John Darnielle doesn't care about Eivind Kirkeby

The is not the tale of the life and death of a king, nor a clever comment on modern pop culture, nor a cry for attention and recognition. John Darnielle bryr seg ikke om Eivind Kirkeby (John Darnielle doesn't care about Eivind Kirkeby) is instead a collection of subpar cover songs and the odd subparer original piece, divided into two easily downloadable parts. Truly a testament to the wonders of the internet.

All vocals and instruments by Eivind Kirkeby, except for the guitar on "Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise", played by Mads Meskalin; guitar and co-vocals on "Rocketroll" by Stian Skandsen; and the instrumental piece "Anonym På Orgel", which was performed by the great anonymous.

On this collection you will hear a Casio SA-35 keyboard, a Yamaha 83 B-4BR Electone electronic organ, and a piano in need of tuning. Most tracks recorded using a Cowon iAUDIO U2, some recorded using a generic computer microphone by Creative. The songs are copyrighted their respective writers and labels and no one will be making any money off of this. Which is a shame.

For an optimal listening experience, listen during the evening or night while going for a stroll using headphones. Best enjoyed in small doses, so at the very least take a break between the two parts. Why not take the time to contemplate God's existence or lack thereof, read through the first book of David Hume's "A Treatise Of Human Nature", or get some housework done?

This is the second collection of songs released by The Society of Poor Academics, released on the 20. December 2006.

 

  1. Prelude: Kongens Begravelse I
  2. Introduction: The Infanta (The Decemberists)
  3. Woke Up New (The Mountain Goats)
  4. Falling Out Of Love (With You) (The 6ths)
  5. En Vän Med En Bil (Håkan Hellström)
  6. Madonnas Nyeste Hitt
  7. Half-Dead (The Mountain Goats)
  8. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying (Belle & Sebastian)
  9. Bursdagssang Til Mathias (The Mountain Goats)
  10. Oceanside (The Decemberists)
  11. Ox Baker Triumphant (The Mountain Goats)
  12. Pene Noter
  13. Home Again Garden Grove (The Mountain Goats)
  14. Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)
  15. Løp For Lykke!
  16. Eutansi I Marrakesh (The Mountain Goats / The Extra Glenns)
  17. Worried Shoes (Daniel Johnston)
  18. Such Great Heights (The Postal Service)
  19. Interlude (End Of Part A): Kongens Begravelse II

  1. Interlude (Start Of Part B): Kongens Begravelse III
  2. Bursdagssang Til Mathias (The Mountain Goats)
  3. The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton (The Mountain Goats)
  4. Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise With A Stuffed Nose (Trembling Blue Stars)
  5. The Night You Can't Remember (The Magnetic Fields)
  6. The Monkey Song (The Mountain Goats)
  7. John Darnielle Bryr Seg Ikke Om Eivind Kirkeby
  8. We Love The City (Hefner)
  9. Elephant Under Your Bed
  10. With Whom To Dance (The Magnetic Fields)
  11. Ox Baker Triumphant (The Mountain Goats)
  12. Helvete
  13. Anonym På Orgel
  14. Going To Marrakesh With Hiccups (The Extra Glenns)
  15. Los Angeles, I'm Yours (The Decemberists)
  16. Up The Wolves (The Mountain Goats)
  17. Rocketroll
  18. You Or Your Memory (The Mountain Goats)
  19. Epilogue: Kongens Begravelse IV

 

 

 

 

 

by Eivind Kirkeby

 

At a concert with "The Mountain Goats"

 

I love you, John Darnielle!

I don't love you

I don't even know who you are

Well well...

Then I'll love you instead then, rock

 

I don't love you either!

 

 

 

I wonder if John Darnielle likes rocks...