Adult Swim Singles Program 2012

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Adult Swim Singles Program 2012
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 18, 2012 to September 10, 2012
Genre Indie rock, garage rock, black metal, electronic, folk, rap, experimental
Label Williams Street
Adult Swim Music chronology
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(2011)
Adult Swim Singles Program 2012
(2012)
Garage Swim
(2013)

Adult Swim Singles Program 2012 is a series of free download single releases in which the Cartoon Network franchise Adult Swim released a song from a different artist every Monday from June 18, 2012 to September 10, 2012. The series was presented by Kia, the same sponsor from Adult Swim Singles Program 2010 and Adult Swim Singles Program 2011. On September 10, 2012, the bonus track "@deathgripz" by Death Grips was released as well as an option to download all the singles as one album. [1]

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Adult Swim is the adult-oriented nighttime programming block of the American children's pay television network Cartoon Network programmed by its in-house production studio, Williams Street. It currently broadcasts nightly from 8 p.m to 6 a.m. ET.

Track listing

  1. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "I'll Come Back 4 U" (2:59)
  2. The Hives - "Go Right Ahead (Live)" (3:30)
  3. Wye Oak - "Spiral" (5:48)
  4. Absu - "Hall Of The Masters" (2:44)
  5. The Field - "Comenius Garden" (8:23)
  6. Flying Lotus, Earl Sweatshirt & Captain Murphy - "Between Friends" (3:13)
  7. Gauntlet Hair - "Righteous Black" (3:44)
  8. Wavves - "Hippies Is Punks" (3:16)
  9. Com Truise - "Chemical Legs" (4:47)
  10. Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - "Lamia" (4:30)
  11. Elite Gymnastics - "Andreja 4-Ever" (4:26)
  12. Liars - "Point Your Pistols To The Sigh" (3:44)
  13. Death Grips - "@deathgripz" (4:24)

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References

  1. "2012 Adult Swim Singles Program - 12 tracks - 12 straight weeks". AdultSwim.com. Retrieved 2015-05-25.