Protein Source of the Future...Now!
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| Protein Source of the Future...NOW! | ||||
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| Compilation album by the Mountain Goats | ||||
| Released | 1999, April 23, 2002 |
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| Recorded | 1993-1995 | |||
| Genre | Folk-rock, Lo-fi, Rock | |||
| Length | 50:25 | |||
| Label | Ajax, 3 Beads of Sweat |
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| Producer | John Darnielle | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10)[2] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[3] |
Protein Source of the Future...Now! is the first in a three-part series of compilations by the Mountain Goats, released in 1999 by Ajax Records. The two compilations that follow Protein Source of the Future...Now! are Bitter Melon Farm and Ghana.
Contents
Notes
The album's title is derived from the book The Book of Tofu: Protein Source of the Future...Now! by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by John Darnielle.
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Going to Tennessee" | Why You All So Thief? | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Pure Heat" | Why You All So Thief? | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Hand Ball" | Our Salvation Is in Hand | 2:37 |
| 4. | "The Window Song" | Pawnshop Reverb | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Night of the Mules" | Chile de Árbol | 1:39 |
| 6. | "Going to Malibu" | Chile de Árbol | 2:02 |
| 7. | "Billy the Kid's Dream of the Magic Shoes" | Chile de Árbol | 2:06 |
| 8. | "Fresh Berries for You" | Chile de Árbol | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Alphabetizing" | Chile de Árbol | 2:00 |
| 10. | "Third Snow Song" | Philyra | 1:44 |
| 11. | "The Monkey Song" | Philyra | 2:00 |
| 12. | "Love Cuts the Strings" | Philyra | 2:22 |
| 13. | "Pure Honey" | Philyra | 1:44 |
| 14. | "Duke Ellington" | The Long Secret | 2:31 |
| 15. | "Seed Song" | Yam, the King of Crops | 2:16 |
| 16. | "Quetzalcoatal Comes Through" | Yam, the King of Crops | 1:59 |
| 17. | "Omega Blaster" | Yam, the King of Crops | 2:05 |
| 18. | "Coco-Yam Song" | Yam, the King of Crops | 1:53 |
| 19. | "Alagemo" | Yam, the King of Crops | 2:23 |
| 20. | "Two Thousand Seasons" | Yam, the King of Crops | 1:40 |
| 21. | "Chinese Rifle Song" | Yam, the King of Crops | 1:55 |
| 22. | "Yam, the King of Crops" | Yam, the King of Crops | 2:00 |
| 23. | "Alpha Omega" | Our Salvation Is in Hand | 2:21 |
