''How to Destroy Angels'' is the debut

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group How to Destroy Angels. The six-song EP was released as a free download via the band's website on June 1, 2010, and a retail CD was released on July 6, 2010. A "Hi-Def Upgrade" was also available, with higher quality audio and the music video for the song "The Space in Between", while "A Drowning" was officially released as a single. As with many of

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's official releases, it was designated with a unique name and number: "SIGIL 02". The EP was included as bonus tracks on the

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release of their debut album, '' Welcome Oblivion''.

Artwork

The artwork for the release was created by Mark Weaver, under art direction by

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. Sheridan stated that the choice for Weaver was to make the release as visually distinct as possible from

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. For unexplained reasons, the physical and digital EP both came with different artwork.

Promotion

* The song "Fur Lined" was used in episode 7 ("Clawback") of the second season of television show ''

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''. * "The Believers" was used in the 2011 film '' Limitless'' and was featured on the soundtrack. * "The Space in Between" was featured in the promo for the TV series ''

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''.

Track listing

Album personnel

Written, arranged, produced, performed and art directed by How to Destroy Angels. **

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*Mixed by

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*Engineering: Blumpy *Mastering: Tom Baker

References

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