''Nature Bears a Vacuum'' is a 7" EP released by

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band

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. The EP was released on the Omnibus Records label in 1998. According to one reviewer, the EP is meant to be played at a different speed (33

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and 45 rpm) on each side. The title is a reversal of the phrase "

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Track listing

#"Those Bold City Girls" – 2:04 #"Eating Styes from Elephants' Eyes" – 1:41 #"We Built a Raft and We Floated" – 2:02 #"My Seventh Rib" – 2:37

References

{{Authority control 1998 debut EPs The Shins albums