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. It was released on May 13, 2011 on

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and in physical CD format on May 17, 2011. On May 25, 2011, the band released a trailer for the album's release on

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Reception

The album received overall positive reviews from multiple professional music sites, all agreeing that the album was catchy and full of "vibrant, sugary synthpop" along with "thoughtful lyrics". However, New Release Tuesday and Jesus Freak Hideout both pointed out a low point of the album being Tofte's one use of "hell" as a profanity in the song "Diplomat".

Track listing

Personnel

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;Additional musicians and production *Sarah Beintker - additional vocals on track 1 & 3 *

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) - additional vocals on track 10 *Bobby Parker - horn instruments on track 8 *

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- executive producer *

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- producer on track 1, 3, 7 & 8 *Zack Odom - co-producer on track 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 & 10 *Kenneth Mount - co-producer on track 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 & 10 *Troy Glessner - mastering *Micah Dean Johnson - A&R production *Will Stevenson - management *Andrew Smith - photography

Chart performance

Music videos

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Notes

*"Sleep To Dream" was the first and only single off the release. It was made available a few weeks in advance of the album's debut. *"Sleep To Dream" was added as a track to two of Tooth & Nail's 2011

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releases: ''Tooth & Nail Records Summer Sampler 2011'' and ''A Very Tooth & Nail Christmas Sampler''. *The song "Jacques Cousteau" is based on the oceanographer of the same name. According to Tofte, the band's name was inspired by the 1980s documentaries that Cousteau filmed and starred in.

References

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