''Meyrin Fields'' is the first EP by the

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, made up of unreleased tracks from their debut album, ''

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edition of their self-titled album, and "Meyrin Fields" was originally the b-side of "The Ghost Inside." "Heartless Empire" was originally released as an instrumental, with strings replacing the vocals, which could be heard upon opening the music box edition of their 2010 self-titled album.

Track listing

All songs written by James Mercer and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton.

References

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