''American Gong'' is the eighth studio album by

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based

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band Quasi. It was released on February 23, 2010, on the labels

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(US) Domino Records (UK). The deluxe 2-CD version of the album features a compilation disc of songs previously released by Quasi, entitled ''So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology''.

Track listing

''So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology'' track listing

Personnel

* Sam Coomes – vocals, keyboards, guitar, producer *

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– drums, background vocals, producer * Joanna Bolme – bass, producer *

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– mixing *

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– mixing * Johanna Jackson – artwork * Chris Johanson – artwork *

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– mixing * Roger Seibel – mastering * Kendra Wright – recording engineer

References

2010 albums Domino Recording Company albums Quasi albums Kill Rock Stars albums {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub