''Pawn Shoppe Heart'' is the major-label debut of American
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, and their second album, released in 2004.
The record was met with critical acclaim, and helped lend even further voice to the
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garage punk
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brought to mainstream success by
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two years prior. The record has an average score of 80/100 on
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. On the last track, after the three-minute silence following "Pawn Shoppe Heart", there's a hidden track: a cover of "
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", a song made popular by
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.
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''. The track "Mairead" is about
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Jason Stollsteimer
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.
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uses a brief clip of "C'mon C'mon" as the opening of their show ''30 Clubs in 30 Days''. "C'mon C'mon" was also released as downloadable content for ''
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and April 2, 2009 for PS3. This track became available as DLC for the
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s).
Track listing
All songs written by
Jason Stollsteimer
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except where noted.
#"No Regrets" – 2:34
#"Broken Man" – 2:10
#" C'mon C'mon" – 2:15
#"Tell Me What You See" – 1:56
#"Been Swank" – 2:44
#"Mairead" – 5:11
#"Not That Social" – 3:01
#"Crawl Through the Darkness" – 2:45
#"The Fever" (Jason Stollsteimer, Don Blum) – 2:38
#"Right of Way" – 3:46
#"Poison Ivy" – 2:14
#"Pawn Shoppe Heart" / "
Try a Little Tenderness
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Original version
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" (Stollsteimer,
Irving King
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