En 1998, Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo sortaient l’album collaboratif baptisé Strange But True.
Épuisé depuis des décennies, le disque sera réédité le 12 décembre 2025 via Joyful Noise et Bar/None.
L’album, disponible en vinyle et en CD, sera également proposé pour la première fois sur les plateformes de streaming.
Compilés par David Fair, frère de Jad Fair et membre du groupe Half Japanese, les titres des chansons de Strange But True sont tirés des manchettes du tabloïd américain Weekly World News.
L’extrait « Texas Man Abducted By Aliens for Outer Space Joyride » est à découvrir ci-dessous:
Tracklisting – Strange but True:
01 Helpful Monkey Wallpapers Entire Home
02 Texas Man Abducted by Aliens for Outer Space Joy Ride
03 National Sports Association Hires Retired English Professor to Name New Wrestling Holds
04 Dedicated Thespian Has Teeth Pulled to Play Newborn Baby in High School Play
05 Three-Year-Old Genius Graduates High School at Top of Her Class
06 Embarrassed Teen Accidentally Uses Valuable Rare Postage Stamp
07 Principal Punishes Students with Bad Impressions and Tired Jokes
08 Retired Grocer Constructs Tiny Mount Rushmore Entirely of Cheese
09 X-Ray Reveals Doctor Left Wristwatch Inside Patient
10 Clumsy Grandmother Serves Delicious Dessert by Mistake #2
11 Retired Woman Starts New Career in Monkey Fashions
12 Circus Strongman Runs for PTA President
13 High School Shop Class Constructs Bicycle Built for 26
14 Clumsy Grandmother Serves Delicious Dessert by Mistake #1
15 Ohio Town Saved from Killer Bees by Hungry Vampire Bats
16 Nevada Man Invents Piano with 21 Extra Keys
17 Clever Chemist Makes Chewing Gum from Soap
18 Minnesota Man Claims Monkey Bowled Perfect Game
19 Ingenious Scientist Invents Car of the Future
20 Car Gears Stick in Reverse, Daring Driver Crosses Town Backwards
21 Shocking Fashion Statement Terrorizes Town
22 Feisty Millionaire Fills Potholes with Hundred-Dollar Bills
