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, released on April 10, 2020 through AntiFragile. The album features the band working with engineer Steve Albini and appearances from

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and John McCauley of Deer Tick. The album was released on

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formats. The record marks the second full-length studio recording to feature Ryan Harding on drums. The album was preceded by a single for "

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", a song named after the ''

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's "We Are the Road Crew" as the b-side, was released digitally on July 4, 2019 and as a 7" single on December 12, released by G&P Records.

Track listing

Personnel

Local H * Scott Lucas - Vocals, guitar *Ryan Harding - Drums Additional personnel *

- vocals (on "Winter Western") *John McCauley ( Deer Tick) - backing vocals (on "High, Wide and Stupid") *Gabe Rodriguez- backing vocals (on "High, Wide and Stupid") *Blake Smith - backing vocals (on "High, Wide and Stupid") *

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, Pegboy) - guitar solo (on "Beyond the Valley of Snakes") *The Chase Bliss Choir - falsetto gang vocals (on "Sunday Best") Production *Andy Gerber - producer, recording; mixing on "Sunday Best" *Local H - producer * Steve Albini - recording *

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- mixing *Nick Tveitbakk - additional recording *Dave Lugo - additional recording *Dan Coutant - mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control Local H albums 2020 albums

Track listing

Personnel

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Further reading

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