''The New Life'' is the second album by Northern Irish band

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. It was released on 18 February 2013 by Tough Love Records in Europe and on 12 March 2013 by

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in the USA. Its release was preceded by the album's title track "The New Life" as a single on 13 November 2012 and the song "Hypnotic Regression" as a download-only single on 10 December 2012. The album cover features a photograph by Rob Peart. ''The New Life'' received an aggregate score of 76 out of 100 according to review aggregator website

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, indicating "generally favorable reviews". An EP of remixes of tracks from ''The New Life'', entitled ''The Next Life'', was released in October 2013 in digital and vinyl formats.Girls Names: The Next Life: Slumberland
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of the

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song, "Third Uncle".

Track listing

All songs written by Cathal Cully.

Personnel

* Neil Brogan: drums * Cathal Cully: guitars, synths,

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, drum machines, vocals * Claire Miskimmin: bass guitar * Philip Quinn: synth on "Projektion" and "Occultation"

References

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