In season 3 , installment 16 ofParks and Recreation , Pawnee resident bemoan the death ofminiature horseLi’l Sebastian to the tune of “ 5000 Candles in the Wind , ” write and performed by Andy Dwyer ’s ( Chris Pratt ’s ) band , Mouse Rat .
Yesterday , 10 age after the episode ’s air date ( May 19 , 2011 ) , the band pretermit a raw medicine video for the dear dirge — along with some exciting news show . As UPROXXreports , Mouse Rat is releasing an actual LP , The Awesome Album , on August 27 , 2021 .
The 15 - Song dynasty track inclination admit many Mouse Rat classics , from “ The Pit ” and “ Ann Song ” to “ Two Birds Holding Hands . ” It also features some talented guest artists : Ron Swanson ’s sax god alter - ego Duke Silver , for one , make for on “ get Your Dream ” and “ Cold Water . ” Scott Tanner ( flirt by Wilco ’s Jeff Tweedy ) , frontman of Pawnee ’s most famous band , Land Ho ! , contributed vocals for “ Cold Water , ” and Land Ho ! performed “ Pickled Ginger . ”
Dualtone — the Nashville - based record labelbehindThe Lumineers , Gregory Alan Isakov , and other pop ethnic music and indie acts — is releasingThe Awesome Albumwith the help of Entertainment 720 , the fictional media conglomerate constitute in the show by Tom Haverford ( Aziz Ansari ) .
“ Any originative business coming out of Pawnee is tied to Haverford , ” Dualtone president Paul Roper say in a argument . “ From Rent - a - pillage to Tommy Fresh Koln and Tom ’s Bistro , not to mention his business ideas not yet formed like the odoriferous earphone , talking tissue paper , contact lens lenses that expose text content and the glitter - infused laundry detergent Sparkle Suds , partnering with Entertainment 720 ’s plug machine was essential . The man is an mind factory . ”
Parks and Recreationdevotees can pre - regulate the albumhere .
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