Illegal Tender
EP by Louis XIV
Released	January 25, 2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	18:50
Label	Pineapple Recording Group
Louis XIV chronology
Louis XIV (2003) Illegal Tender (2005) The Best Little Secrets Are Kept (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	(7/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media	(4.8/10) [3]

Illegal Tender is the first EP by the alternative rock group Louis XIV. It was released on January 21, 2005, and features the band's first single, "Finding Out True Love Is Blind," which was also included on the band's first album, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept, released later in 2005.

1. "Louis XIV" (Hill/Karcig) – 2:42
2. "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" (Hill/Karcig) – 4:13
3. "Illegal Tender" (Hill/Karcig/Maigaard) – 3:14
4. "Marc" (Hill/Karcig) – 3:40
5. "Louis Reprise" (Hill/Karcig) – 5:01

• Jason Hill - guitar, vocals
• Brian Karcig - guitar, vocals
• Jimmy Armburst - bass
• Mark Maigaard - drums

The song was featured in "Hot Dogs", an episode of the television series Veronica Mars.^[4]