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1060:Twin Cinema
1011:photography
938:Todd Fancey
879:synthesizer
863:A.C. Newman
784:Bejar, Case
567:Twin Cinema
540:Twin Cinema
203:Twin Cinema
187:Challengers
178:Twin Cinema
145:A.C. Newman
33:Twin Cinema
1806:Categories
1686:Kurt Dahle
1666:Simi Stone
1573:Metacritic
1506:October 1,
1464:PopMatters
1423:January 6,
1419:(8): 93–94
1310:January 6,
1282:January 6,
1271:(Matador)"
1250:January 6,
1138:Metacritic
1026:References
1003:– art work
911:percussion
903:Kurt Dahle
887:pump organ
556:PopMatters
548:normalized
544:Metacritic
246:Metacritic
208:indie rock
158:chronology
149:Kurt Dahle
84:Indie rock
1681:Dan Bejar
1633:Neko Case
1531:Pitchfork
1522:Pitchfork
1495:Pitchfork
1486:Pitchfork
1470:April 29,
1357:Pitchfork
1089:April 29,
1052:April 28,
1046:Pitchfork
926:Neko Case
917:Dan Bejar
891:xylophone
883:harmonica
852:Personnel
667:Dan Bejar
625:Neko Case
562:Pitchfork
439:Pitchfork
89:power pop
1738:Together
1171:AllMusic
1143:April 7,
1020:engineer
1001:Amy Tuyn
992:Tyr Jami
987:mandolin
970:, vocals
963:– vocals
950:, vocals
940:– guitar
928:– vocals
921:melodeon
913:, vocals
637:"Use It"
269:AllMusic
139:Producer
94:pop rock
68:Recorded
60:Released
50: by
1202:Blender
1109:Reuters
978:trumpet
565:placed
306:Blender
191:(2007)
182:(2005)
173:(2003)
128:Matador
1792:(2006)
1773:(2023)
1765:(2019)
1757:(2017)
1749:(2014)
1741:(2010)
1733:(2007)
1725:(2005)
1717:(2003)
1709:(2000)
871:guitar
867:vocals
833:Length
798:
728:
714:
686:
640:
610:
599:Length
596:Vocals
444:9.0/10
263:Rating
260:Source
250:85/100
240:Rating
237:Source
210:group
132:P-Vine
102:Length
18:Use It
1789:Live!
1445:Uncut
996:cello
948:piano
907:drums
830:Title
811:47:46
742:Bejar
672:Bejar
593:Title
501:Uncut
119:Label
77:Genre
1539:2016
1508:2009
1472:2013
1425:2016
1412:Spin
1365:2009
1312:2016
1284:2016
1252:2016
1215:2016
1178:2009
1145:2009
1091:2013
1054:2023
897:bass
875:ebow
844:3:02
801:4:18
787:2:41
773:4:07
759:3:07
745:3:00
731:2:53
717:4:16
703:3:29
700:Case
689:3:06
675:3:06
657:4:27
643:3:26
629:2:51
613:2:59
489:Spin
432:5/10
124:Mint
1571:at
1560:at
1442:".
1385:".
1332:NME
1329:".
1058:On
838:15.
826:No.
792:14.
778:13.
764:12.
750:11.
736:10.
589:No.
427:NME
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