| Argyle Heir | ||||
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| Released | May 22, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, baroque pop | |||
| Label | Merge Records [1] | |||
| The Ladybug Transistor chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.8/10 [4] |
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