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. It was released on August 20, 2012 through 4AD, and is the second album recorded with Pink's band. It is the final album released under Pink's musical project "Haunted Graffiti," as he would subsequently release material under his name starting with his follow-up album, ''

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'' (2014). The album was recognized as one of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far", a list published by ''

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'' in August 2014.

Promotion and singles

The

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is a cover of the

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song "Baby". The song was met with positive reception from the music press, and was deemed "Best New Track" by ''

''. On July 9, "Only in My Dreams" was released as the second single. The band announced a European tour in November–December 2012.

Track listing

"Early Birds of Babylon" features

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References

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