''I.V.'' is the fourth studio album by the American
hardcore punk
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band
Loma Prieta
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. It was released on January 17, 2012, by
Deathwish Inc.
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''I.V.'' was written during an "intense and emotional" period in the lives of the band members.
Critical reception
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Exclaim!
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'' called the album "a constantly shifting project, seamlessly weaving together melody, pummelling riffs, melancholic contemplation and an unmistakable Bay-area attitude," writing that the album "should be essential listening for anyone wondering what the future of hardcore is going to look like."
Track listing
# "Fly By Night" – 2:40
# "Torn Portrait" – 1:31
# "Reproductive" – 1:17
# "Trilogy 4 'Momentary'" – 0:56
# "Trilogy 5 'Half Cross'" – 1:21
# "Trilogy 6 'Forgetting'" – 3:02
# "Untitled" – 0:43
# "Uniform" – 2:12
# "Uselessness" – 2:20
# "Aside From This Distant Shadow, There Is Nothing Left" – 2:10
# "Biography" – 2:33
# "Diamond Tooth" – 3:18
References
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2012 albums
Deathwish Inc. albums
Loma Prieta (band) albums
Albums produced by Jack Shirley