Secret Square is the eponymous album by Secret Square

Secret Square

Secret Square was an early, now-defunct side project of The Apples in Stereo drummer and vocalist Hilarie Sidney and Lisa Janssen, who played bass on the Neutral Milk Hotel album On Avery Island...

. A lo-fi affair with songs written by Hilarie Sidney

Hilarie Sidney

Hilarie Sidney is a musician most famously recognized as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Apples in Stereo frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder Robert Schneider. Their divorce became publicly acknowledged in 2004...

 and Lisa Janssen, it consists of seven original songs and four demos. The release went largely unnoticed. Sidney herself states "not a lot of people have" heard it.http://www.e6townhall.com/viewthread.php?tid=1537 The album and the previously released single remain cult collector's items among Elephant 6 fans.

Jim McIntyre

Jim McIntyre (musician)

Jim McIntyre is a musician best known as the man behind the Elephant 6 band Von Hemmling. He was also the original bassist for The Apples in Stereo before leaving in 1993. He has written or co-written many early songs for the band, including "Stop Along the Way", "Touch The Water", "To Love The...

 of Von Hemmling

Von Hemmling

Von Hemmling is the solo project of Jim McIntyre and one of many experimental music projects associated with The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Though Jim McIntyre is the band's primary performer, Hilarie Sidney and John Hill have both been members of Von Hemmling before becoming members of The...

 provides bass for "Light of the Sun".

Track listing

1. "I Love J.S." (L. Janssen) – 2:13
2. "I've Been Watching" (H. Sidney) – 2:57
3. "Plunky" (L. Janssen, H. Sidney) – 4:26
4. "We Know" (L. Janssen) – 2:33
5. "Sparkly Green Couch" (H. Sidney) – 2:31
6. "Sad Endings" (L. Janssen) – 2:27
7. "Means of Escape" (L. Janssen) – 3:53
8. "Candy Says
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9. "Relative" (L. Janssen) – 2:57
10. "Light of the Sun" (H. Sidney) – 1:34
11. "Aerodynamic (glendora mix)" (H. Sidney) – 3:02

External links

• Secret Square at Elephant6.com.
• Optical Atlas