''Transit Transit'' is the second studio album by American

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band Autolux, released on August 3, 2010, on

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(USA) and

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(outside of North America/Japan).

Background

Autolux produced ''Transit Transit'' themselves with guitarist/vocalist Greg Edwards serving as engineer. Most of the record was recorded at Space 23, the band's makeshift studio in their rehearsal room near downtown

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. A few drum tracks - "Highchair", "Spots" and "The Science of Imaginary Solutions" - came from an earlier session with engineer John Goodmanson. The title track (the last song to be recorded) was recorded in

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by Edwards, using a virtually unplayable upright piano and a sample of a coffin-style freezer found in a nearby basement, and then finished back in Los Angeles. "Audience No. 2" was self-released on May 21, 2008 to college radio while the band continued to write and record songs that would finally end up on ''Transit Transit''. The single also included two

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: the instrumental track "Fat Kid" and a cover of

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' " Helter Skelter".

Track listing

Credits

*All songs written by Autolux *Produced by Autolux *Engineered by Greg Edwards at Space 23 *Mixed by Kennie Takahashi and

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*Mastered by

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*Artwork by Kill Pixie (aka Mark Whalen)

References

External links

Official Autolux website
* * {{Authority control 2010 albums ATP Recordings albums Autolux albums