''Reinventing a Lost Art'' was the debut album by New Jersey-based

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group,

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. This album was the only that featured Greg Doran on guitar, as he, soon after the release, left the band to become a

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teacher in his hometown. Since the record's release, two more albums have been recorded, and fared better than the previous: ''

New American Saint ''New American Saint'' is the second album by indie rock, pop punk, New Jersey based United States group, Tokyo Rose. The record was released by Sidecho Records on October 4, 2005. The album quietly strays away from the more punk-ish sound broug ...

'' and 2007's ''

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''.

Reception

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reviewed the record as "misleading", yet "admirable" at the same time.

Track listing

# Saturday, Everyday (3:23) # Don't Look Back (3:21) # Right Through Your Teeth (3:36) # Word Of Mouth (2:40) # Take The Wheel (3:35) # Weapon Of Choice (3:32) # You Ruined Everything (4:21) # Phonecords and Postcards (2:52) # Katherine Please (4:42) # Before You Burn (4:13)

External links

* Allmusic.com review 2003 debut albums Tokyo Rose (band) albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub