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indie rock band

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. It was released on September 13, 2005 by

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on CD, and one week later on vinyl by Goodnight Records. It received generally positive reviews, with a score of 78/100 on

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Track listing

#"Hold Hands and Fight" – 2:47 #"Boxcar" – 3:39 #"Leaves Do Fall" – 3:53 #"Wildcat" – 2:39 #"The Lovers' Rights" – 2:22 #"Blue Bird" – 4:26 #"Outnumbered" – 2:57 #"Shake Our Tree" – 2:43 #"Let Us Go" – 3:54 #"Warm Where You Lay" – 2:53 #"4-Track Love Song" – 4:16

Personnel

* Kelly Crisp -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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, hand claps * Ivan Howard -

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, hand claps * Lee Waters -

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and

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* Wes Phillips -

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