{"product_id":"of-montreal-cherry-peel","title":"of Montreal - Cherry Peel","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the glitter and the costume changes, of Montreal made Cherry Peel, a 1997 debut full of sixties pop sweetness, tape hiss and wide-open heartache. This LP comes with a digital download card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Barnes made much of the record at home on an eight-track reel-to-reel, choosing the warmth of a homemade sound over studio polish. Released on Bar\/None, it arrived as the Athens, Georgia scene around the Elephant 6 collective was earning a reputation for lo-fi records with big melodic ambition, and Cherry Peel fits right in, all fuzzy harmonies and toy-box charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs are short and lovesick. Everything Disappears When You Come Around opens with a rush of jangly guitar and a melody that sticks on first listen. Tim I Wish You Were Born a Girl is as funny and tender as its title suggests, while I Can't Stop Your Memory brings in the full band for a brighter, bouncier turn. The closing You've Got a Gift, the longest song here, takes its time and lets the arrangement drift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarnes would reinvent the band several times over the following decades, chasing glam and funk into stranger corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans who came in through the later records, this is the sweet, scruffy origin story, and it still sounds charmingly handmade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57351063077169,"sku":"032862008917","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/of_Montreal-Cherry_Peel.jpg?v=1793977007","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/of-montreal-cherry-peel","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}