And who says album art is passe'? Did the Barenaked Ladies resurrect Edward Gorey from the dead (and give him a cheerier disposition in the process)? In any case, as noted earlier, BNL's first kids music CD, Snacktime is out May 6 on Desperation Records. (Oh, and if you want to hear who makes an appearance on the disk, Bill's got the scoop. Lyle Lovett -- now there's a guy who should do a kids' album.)

Remember last month when I told you that the Barenaked Ladies had a new kids' album coming out? Well, more details have emerged, thanks to those hardworking folks at Billboard. They're reporting that the band will release Snacktime on their own Desperation Records on May 6. Even though I don't have any ads here on the site, I'm going to gin up some tension and page views by making you click on the link below to see the track list. Hee hee.

A couple months ago, in a review of Nettwerk's fine For The Kids Three! compilation, I said in regards to an awesome Barenaked Ladies track (and I quote), "Why has this band not recorded a kids' CD?" "The Canadian quintet is in a Toronto studio finishing up [a] children's set with producer Michael Phillip, who worked with the band on its 1992 debut 'Gordon' and 1996's 'Born on a Pirate Ship'" (via Billboard). Songs on the spring 2008 release include "Popcorn," "Here Comes the Geese," "Humongous Tree" and "Polywog in a Bog." That, my friends, could be ten (metric) tons of fun.