Morning Better Last! is an album by indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors

The Dirty Projectors aka David Longstreth includes Amber Coffman , Angel Deradoorian , Brian McOmber , Nat Baldwin , and Haley Dekle during live performances...

. It is a compilation of three tapes recorded by Dave Longstreth that were given to friends of his. These tapes were:

"Nile Yessum" / "Picknum Deduns" / "Pickenham Dedonshire"

"Brother Had A Birthday" / "Live At Sam's" / "The Glad Fact Testimonial"

"Three Brown Finches" / "Obscure Wisdom EP" / "Seven Songs That Owe A Lot To Zep III".

These were recorded and distributed in 2001 and 2002. The songs vary exceedingly, unlike the songs on then unreleased concept album The Getty Address

The Getty Address

The Getty Address is an album by indie band Dirty Projectors. It is described as "a glitch opera" about musician Don Henley, although it also explores themes like ancient Mexico, post-9/11 America, and oil. The album boasts over 25 musicians on it, most of whom contributed to the orchestral and...

. In 2003, Morning Better Last! was released by States Rights Records

States Rights Records

States Rights Records is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Steve Schroeder. The Portland, Oregon label's premier release was "Come Along" by Little Wings. Later that year, the label released "Tongue and Tooth" by The Badger King. Bobby Birdman, Yacht, Lucky Dragons, The Blow, The...

 on CD-R

CD-R

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 and as a digital download from iTunes

ITunes

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Track listing

1. "The Softer Shell" - 4:33
2. "Brother Had a Birthday" - 1:49
3. "The Enterprising Catalyst" - 2:15
4. "Grandfather's Jacket" - 2:06
5. "After Santa Monica Boulevard" - 1:54
6. "Ghanabama" - 1:44 (called "Dahlonegabhama" on the insert)
7. "Further On Down the Strip" - 1:21
8. "Katydids Calling" - 2:10
9. "Twenty-Foot Stalks (exit 14)" - 1:34
10. "We Could Cling" - 2:25
11. "The Love-Prayer Book" - 0:37
12. "To Give It Weight (Then He Gave It Cartilage)" - 2:34
13. "Here Comes The Summer King" - 2:22
14. "Her Freezing and Thawings" - 3:38
15. "Hildegarde vs. Beach Boys" - 1:33
16. "We Two Feared the Storm" - 2:33
17. "How Does My Mind Work?" - 3:50
18. "I Am Going to See It" - 2:31
19. "Fake Folks" - 2:50
20. "D and The Disordered Sprawl" - 1:44
21. "Like Once Heated Milk" - 5:04
22. "O! You Hungering Infants" - 1:21
23. "Morning Had Better Last!" - 0:59

"After Santa Monica Boulevard" and "Ghanabama" were sampled later on the song "Tour Along The Potomac" on The Getty Address.

"Here Comes The Summer King" is a faster, more rock-oriented version of the song "Three Brown Finches" on The Glad Fact

The Glad Fact

The Glad Fact is the second album by experimental rock band Dirty Projectors and the first released under the band's name and not just front man Dave Longstreth's. It is the first album to contain songs about finches, a recurring theme on all albums by the band, as well as the first album to...

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