''Explains It All'' is the third studio album by American rock band

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and acts as a tribute to the band's influences from the 1990s. It features a guest appearance from

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, among others. The album was released July 21, 2009 through I Surrender Records/

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. By October 2009, the album's sales stood at 10,000.

Release

On May 20, 2009, ''Explains It All'' was announced for release in two months' time. On June 3, 2009, the album's track listing was posted online. On July 8, 2009, "Semi-Charmed Life" was posted on the and's Myspace profile. In July and August 2009, the band went on a co-headlining US tour with Set Your Goals; main support came from

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appeared on select shows. Following this, they went on an East Coast tour with Fireworks, Crime in Stereo and A Loss for Words. In October and November, the band toured Europe as part of The Eastpak Antidote Tour. It was re-pressed on vinyl in June 2016. There are multiple versions of this album, with notable differences being the arrangement of the "Fly" cover by featuring

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, and the "Spider Webs" cover, which fades out on one version and does a straight cut on another.

Track listing

Notes

The end of the song, "Spiderwebs" is taken from the song, " This Love" by Pantera.

References

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External links

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