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Track listing

# "Alone Again Or" – (3:24) (with Nicolai Dunger and His Band; music by

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) # "Convict Pool" – (3:58) (Joey Burns) # "Si Tu Disais" – (3:23) (lyrics by

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) # "Corona" – (3:21) (Dennes D. Boon) # "Praskovia" – (2:44) (Burns) # "Sirena" – (3:42) (Burns)

References

Calexico (band) EPs 2004 EPs {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub