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, released July 12, 2011 through their label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with

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. A primarily acoustic album, it consists of "a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and presented in an intimate semi-unplugged format". The album also includes two new songs, "Olde English 800" and "I Remember a Rooftop", as well as a

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of the

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' "I Held Her in My Arms". A music video consisting of studio footage was released for the song "Clavicle", and the band has embarked a fifteenth-anniversary United States tour in support of the album.

Reception

''Damnesia'' was released to mostly positive reviews.

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gave it a rating of 7.5/10, stating that "''Damnesia'' satiates the appetite fans have for new material, while proving that an old band can still do new tricks.".

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gave it a rating of 8/10, stating that the album took a "mellower approach" than the band's previous effort. However,

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gave it 3/5, whilst Blare Magazine also gave it the same score, saying that "there’s the odd inclusion where those old breakup lyrics, slowed down to unplugged-tempo, don’t have the same ring".

Track listing

Personnel

Matt Skiba Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, and served as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of Blink-182 from 2015 to 2022. Skiba's ...

– guitar, vocals *

Dan Andriano Daniel Michael Andriano (born June 27, 1977) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist and bassist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio; though not a founding member, he has appeared on every studio album to date. Andri ...

– bass, vocals * Derek Grant – drums, vocals

References

External links

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