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'' described the album: "The herky-jerky rhythms of "Unitraction Bath" and "Mnemonic Elf Lock" pack a particularly potent post- Fall punch, but that's not always enough to offset the self-congratulatory quirkiness that seems so ingrained in the band's approach".Sprague, David
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Track listing

# Mechanical Days Safety System - (3:37) # Unitraction Bath - (3:12) # Lick Observatory - (5:11) # Spectro Helio Scope - (3:47) # Stares from New Enemies - (0:53) # Vexation Fruits - (0:35) # Sour Synapse/St. Job Int'l Gore - (9:38) # Concussed - (5:37) # American Fat - (2:28) # Irly Traitor Consent - (3:15) # Mnemonic Elf Lock - (1:04) # Siskiyou Armiger - (2:08) # Asleep Sneeze - (1:26) # Off Peak Arson - (5:36) # Wind and Rain Over Wings - (5:55)

References

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