A Word Is Also a Picture of a Word | ||||
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Released | April 2, 2002 | |||
Recorded | September, 2000 – September, 2001 | |||
Genre | Math rock | |||
Label | 54º40' or Fight! | |||
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A Word Is Also a Picture of a Word is 31Knots' third album. It was released on April 22, 2002. The title of the album is derived from a phrase written by Don DeLillo in his book Libra. [1]
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