''The Age of Backwards E.P.'' was the first release by the short-lived band

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, a collaboration between

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and

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. The group also recorded a second E.P. entitled "Bat vs. Bird" in 2008, which also contained 4 songs and totaled about 9 minutes. "Bat vs. Bird," with its more prominent percussion (as opposed to the subdued backbeats of "The Age of Backwards") and overall "full band" sound, was more of a promise of what was to come from

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, which is composed of

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, and

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Track listing

# "The Age of Backwards" # "Octaves Apart" # "Number One Fan" # "Can't Explain

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References

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