''Welcome To Goon Island'' is the first album by

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, released by

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. It had been set for a mainstream release on 28 July 2008 but was made available from selected independent record shops four weeks before that date. Each of those stores gave away free posters of the album. The song "Darlin'" was included in "

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Track listing

#"The Way We Were" - 3:48 #"B-54" - 3:19 #"Round" - 3:03 #"Ba (Ba-Ba Ba)" - 2:56 #"Onkawara" - 3:26 #"(Reprise)" - 0:43 #"Only You" - 2:23 #"My Favourite Hat" - 4:21 #"Darlin'" - 4:12 #"Sun Comes Up" - 4:05 #"For Brian Haw" - 5:40 #"How to Reduce the Chances of Being a Terror Victim" - 3:54

References

External links

''Welcome To Goon Island'' album review at bbc.co.uk''Welcome To Goon Island'' at Mute Records
2008 debut albums XX Teens albums {{2000s-album-stub