''Munki Brain'' is an album by

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band The Queers.

Release

On October 13, 2006, the band's upcoming album was titled ''Munki Brain''. On December 29, 2006, "Houston We Have a Problem" was posted on

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' Myspace account; it was followed two days later by "I Think She's Starting to Like Me". On January 14, 2007, the album's track listing and cover artwork was posted online. In January and February 2007, went on a tour of the US with support from

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, Teenage Rehab,

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and the Mansfields. On January 23, ''Munki Brain'' was made available for streaming, before being released by

on February 6. Following this, they went on an East Coast tour in April 2007, a West Coast tour with

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, the Manges, and Black Tie Bombers in May and June 2007, and then a European trek with Marky Ramone in July 2007. In May and June 2008, the band toured the US as part of the Asian Man Records Tour with various labelmates, which included an appearance at the

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. They appeared at the 2009

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music conference.

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. The Queers * Joe Queer (Joe King) – guitar, lead vocals *

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– bass guitar, backing vocals * Lurch Nobody – drums (all tracks except "I Think She's Starting to Like Me" and "Brian Wilson") Additional performers *

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– vocals * Mike Nolte – guitar, keyboard, vocals, photographs * Nathan Bice – drums on "Brian Wilson" * Dan Lumley – drums on "I Think She's Starting to Like Me" * Vanesa Toquero – keyboards on "Duke Kahanamoku" and “I Think She’s Starting to Like Me” * Mass Giorgini – backing vocals and tenor saxophone on "Duke Kahanamoku" and backing vocals on “I Think She’s Starting to Like Me” * Peter "Blackie" Black – lead guitar on "Whatever Happened to Philthy Phil?" * Rick Miller – lead guitar on "Duke Kahanamoku" Production * Mass Giorgini –

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* Jorge Orillac – assistant audio engineer Artwork * Tony Dovi – photographs, album design, layout

References

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