{"product_id":"tall-dwarfs-unravelled-1981-2002","title":"Tall Dwarfs - Unravelled: 1981–2002","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e“some of the catchiest and most intelligent songwriting ever conceived. acoustic outsider poetry punk, mixed with a ‘studio as instrument’ artfulness. what more could you want?” —\u003ci\u003ejeff mangum, neutral milk hotel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e+++\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deep dive into the 21-year journey of New Zealand DIY pop pioneers \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tall-dwarfs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTall Dwarfs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, aka Alec Bathgate and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/various-artists-stroke-songs-for-chris-knox\"\u003eChris Knox\u003c\/a\u003e (both previously of Toy Love and The Enemy fame). Designed and painstakingly curated by Bathgate himself, this 55-track collection comprises songs from across the band’s discography which spans a slew of full-length albums, EPs, singles, and compilation cuts released between 1981 and 2002. \u003ci\u003eUnravelled \u003c\/i\u003eis an abbreviated primer into the ramshackle brilliance of Tall Dwarfs, whose influence has lived on through artists as varied as Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Beck, \u003ca href=\"artist\/waxahatchee\"\u003eWaxahatchee\u003c\/a\u003e, Bill Callahan, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, \u003ca href=\"artist\/the_mountain_goats\"\u003ethe Mountain Goats\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"artist\/neutral_milk_hotel\"\u003eNeutral Milk Hotel\u003c\/a\u003e, just to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP Box Set","offer_id":52996579164471,"sku":"MRG798LP","price":99.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2-CD","offer_id":52740175757623,"sku":"MRG798CD","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/cc6cfda2aa60112948ca33d76b723cae990e7162_3b52ebad07bf1277f3be630faac75bbf3081ab6f_medium_jpg_7202cea7-4e0b-4b22-b0f2-5a71a8ae2894.jpg?v=1789587645","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/tall-dwarfs-unravelled-1981-2002","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}