''&'' (stylized with the character ''⅋''; sometimes written ''Ampersand'') is an EP and the debut major-label recording by rock group

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, released digitally on November 5, 2013, internationally. It was produced by

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/ producer

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(Beck, Atoms for Peace, R.E.M.) and mixed by

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(The National, Interpol). All songs were written by The Moth & The Flame. To promote the EP, the group toured Europe supporting

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during the fall and winter of 2013.

Radio

"Sorry" received airtime on

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KROQ KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock"). The sta ...

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, and other taste-making stations. It reached #1 on the

Locals Only Playlist. "Sorry" featured as

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's "Next Hype".

Music video

The "Sorry" music video premiered on

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on Friday, November 22, 2013.The Moth & The Flame - Sorry (Official Video) - YouTube
/ref> It features actor

Kirby Heyborne Kirby Heyborne (born October 8, 1977) is an American actor, musician, singer, songwriter, narrator and comedian. He is known for his work in LDS cinema, films centered around the culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Chur ...

and depicts a family of mannequins facing an atomic bomb detonation.

Media use

Track "How We Woke Up" appears in

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(2013). Track "Sorry" featured on NFL on CBS in November 2013.

Track listing

Release history

References

External links

The Moth & The Flame official site
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