The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy (1998)

The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy (1998)

A multi-part concept suite that would foreshadow the future of Montreal efforts, The Bedside Drama brings with it subtle stylistic shifts — from the Morricone-esque Spaghetti Western gallop of “One of a Very Few of a Kind,” to the clamorous percussion undermining the otherwise delicate “Happy Little Bumblebee,” this is very much a transitional album for of Montreal. “Sadness Creeping Away and Scaring the Couple’s Happiness” foreshadows the marital woes addressed so viscerally and honestly on Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?