Sea Songs For Landlocked Sailors is a self-released EP by Montana band Tarkio

Tarkio (band)

Tarkio was an alternative country band from Missoula, Montana which included Colin Meloy prior to his forming The Decemberists. Tarkio broke up in 1999, but found new popularity in a retrospective released by Kill Rock Stars in 2006.-History:...

. Every track on the album was re-released by Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...

 as a part of the 2003 Tarkio collection Omnibus

Omnibus (album)

-Track listing:Tracks 1-12 on disc one were originally released on the album I Guess I Was Hoping For Something More.Tracks 1-6 on disc two were originally released on the EP Sea Songs For Landlocked Sailors.-Disc One:#"Keeping Me Awake" - 5:42...

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The track "My Mother Was a Chinese Trapeze Artist" was later re-recorded by The Decemberists

The Decemberists

The Decemberists are an indie folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. The other members of the band are Chris Funk , Jenny Conlee , Nate Query , and John Moen .The band's...

 and was released on the 5 Songs EP, and a live rendition of "Devil's Elbow" by Colin Meloy during his 2006 solo tour was included on the Colin Meloy Sings Live!

Colin Meloy Sings Live!

Colin Meloy Sings Live! is the first live album released by Portland musician Colin Meloy, frontman for the Decemberists. The album was released in April 2008, and is a collection of live recordings from various nights on the artist's solo tour in early 2006...

EP.

Track listing

1. "Devil's Elbow" – 3:50
2. "Weight of the World" – 3:34
3. "My Mother Was a Chinese Trapeze Artist" – 4:06
4. "Mountains of Mourne" – 3:35
5. "Tristan and Iseult" – 3:46
6. "Never Will Marry" – 6:23