''A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology'' is the debut studio album by American

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band

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. The album was recorded in "like two weeks, maybe just 10 days," according to Barnett. It was released on July 17, 2007 through

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, who they signed to after being featured in a profile piece on Punknews.org. In October and November 2007, the embarked on a tour of the US, which included an appearance at

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. They played a shows shows with Young Hearts in February 2008. In June 2008, the band went on a US tour with the Leftovers. They then appeared at

in Florida in October 2008. They played a handful of shows with Captain, We're Sinking in January 2009, and some with Jena Berlin in March 2009.

Reception

Punknews.org ranked the album at number 14 on their list of the year's 20 best releases.

Track listing

All songs written by

except ' Straight to Hell' by

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Personnel

Personnel for ''A Lesson in Abuse of Information Technology'', according to album liner notes.(2007) Liner notes for A Lesson in Abuse of Information Technology by The Menzingers

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– Produced, mixed, and recorded at Cannon Found Soundation *Alan Douches – Mastered at West West Side Mastering *Evan Hughes – All artwork Additional engineering by Matt Mesiano and Mike Oettinger

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lesson In The Abuse Of Information Technology 2007 albums The Menzingers albums Go-Kart Records albums