1994, Merge Records
'A mix of post-modernism and straight (not roots) country music. The spooky organ fills, saxes, clarinets, and cello make this sound at times like the Art Ensemble of Chicago-as-country-band. Kurt Wagner's morose, resigned lyrics and dry, almost spoken delivery can get hard to take over the course of the hour-plus disc. 'Soaker in the Pooper,' a song about suicide in the bathroom, gave Wagner almost instant notoriety, and many of the other songs deal with similarly downbeat matters, although usually not as directly.' - Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | Begin |
| 2 | Betweemus |
| 3 | Soaky In the Pooper |
| 4 | Because You Are the Very Air He Breathes |
| 5 | Under the Same Moon |
| 6 | I Will Drive Slowly |
| 7 | Oh, What a Disappointment |
| 8 | Hellmouth |
| 9 | Bon Soir, Bon Soir |
| 10 | Hickey |
| 11 | Breathe Deep |
| 12 | So I Hear You're Moving |
| 13 | Let's Go Bowling |
| 14 | What Was He Wearing? |
| 15 | Cowboy On the Moon |
| 16 | The Pack-Up Song |
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