''Locked out from the Inside'' is the third studio album by

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, released on October 5, 2009. The album was released digitally with the purchase of tour tickets on August 6, 2009. The album was released on the band's own Lost House Records label. ''Locked Out from the Inside'' was preceded by the single "Buy Nothing" (which included the only b-side "Never Wonder Why"). The album was recorded at Bryn Derwen Studios in

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with producer

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. Vocalist and guitarist

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describes the album as:

Track listing

# "Vampire In The Sun" # "Salt Water" # "Every Photograph Steals Your Soul" # "Cold Star" # "Bay of Angels" # "Porcupine" # "Full Moon Summer" # "Silence Kills" # "Buy Nothing" # "Along For The Ride" # "Ghost In The City"

References

2009 albums Nine Black Alps albums Albums produced by Dave Eringa {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub