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and vinyl released by Saved By Vinyl, both with distribution by Outside Music. Covers on the album include "Surrender" by Cheap Trick,

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by Woody Guthrie, and "Country Music Promoter" by

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. It reached #6 on Canadian campus radio at Earshot and Chart Attack. ''American Lo Fi'' was the first to feature song contributions by a band member other than

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, those being new full-time band members Ryan Bishops and Rose Murphy as well as guest contributors

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, and Kevin Kane Ryan Bishops contributed both "Sugar Cane" and "Civilization."

Track listing

References

2006 albums Ox (band) albums Country albums by Canadian artists {{Canada-music-stub