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, although it consists mostly of Ted Leo solo work. The title track comes from the band's previous album, Hearts of Oak, as is "The High Party" (re-recorded as a solo version). "Bleeding Powers" and "Loyal to My Sorrowful Country" are given full band treatment on 2004's '' Shake the Sheets'' and 2005's '' Sharkbite Sessions'', respectively. Leo includes three (solo) covers on this album — tributes to those who influenced his musical stylings. This styling of "

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, respectively. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" also receives the full band treatment on '' Sharkbite Sessions''. Lastly, the album includes two tracks — " ecaying Artifact and an untitled hidden track at the end — that are reminiscent of his tej leo(?), Rx / pharmacists album. Many believe that the former was reserved for a cover of

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's " Dancing in the Dark," a live favorite of the Pharmacists, but that Springsteen asked for more money than the other three covers combined. Instead of paying, Leo reverted to his experimental style to allow "Ghosts" and "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" to remain separate. The title ''Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead'' and the lyrics of the title track are a reference to an Irish version of an old folk story called " The King of the Cats".

Track listing

Personnel

*Ted Leo – vocals, guitar, keyboards on track 1 *Dave Lerner – bass (track 1) *Chris Wilson – drums (track 1) *Dorien Garry - keyboards (track 1) *Nicholas Vernhes - recording engineer (track 1) *Dave Marsh - recording engineer (track 2) *Daniel Littleton - guitar solo (track 4), recording engineer (tracks 3-6, 8, 9)

References

{{Authority control Ted Leo and the Pharmacists albums 2003 EPs