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. Originally self-released in 2005 by Youngs, it was reissued with the bonus track "Drinking Song" two years later by the

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label. The track "Fuck Was I" was used in the first episode of the second season of the

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, a part-time marijuana dealer, discovers that her new lover is in fact a

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agent. This appearance reportedly led to sales of the album increasing from between five and ten per week to between twenty and thirty per day. The album was listed as one of ''

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s "Greatest Albums You've Never Heard" in a feature in November 2006.

Track listing

:''All tracks written by Jenny Owen Youngs.'' # "Porchrail" – 1:45 # "From Here" – 2:16 # "

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/ref> # "P.S." – 1:52 # "Bricks" – 5:00 # "Drinking Song" – 3:38 # "Woodcut" – 4:18 # "Coyote" – 3:14 # "Keys Out Lights On" – 5:00 # "Woodcut ( The Age of Rockets remix)" – 4:04 #* Remix by Andrew Futral

Personnel

Performance

– vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass * Oscar Chabebe –

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* Adam Christgau – drums * Ronen Ben Codor –

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* James Cucinotta – bass clarinet * Willie Farr Jr. – electric guitar * Andrew Futral – synthesizer * Hawk –

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* Chris Hembree – piano * Cicero Jones –

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* Jordan McLean – flugelhorn * Tim Petrochko – violin * Patrick Petty – cello * Andrew Platt –

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* Bess Rogers – flute, voice *

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– bass, electric guitar, keys, voice * Jon Samson – digital kittens * Bob Pycior – violin

Recording

* Ronen Ben Codor – additional arrangements on track 11 * Andrew Futral – remix (track 12, reissued version), additional arrangements on tracks 3 & 5 * Jay Newland – mastering * Dan Romer – production, engineering, arrangements, mixing

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Batten The Hatches 2005 debut albums Jenny Owen Youngs albums Nettwerk Records albums Self-released albums