At Home We Are Tourists

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At Home We Are Tourists
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ReleasedMay 19, 2009
Genre Indie rock
Label Epitaph [1]
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At Home We Are Tourists is the debut album by American indie rock band Settle. [4] It was released in May 2009 on Epitaph Records. [2]

Track list

  1. "Grand Marshall's Mooncloth Robes" – 4:12
  2. "Naked at a Family Function" – 3:46
  3. "Rite of Passage" – 3:20
  4. "ISO:: 40yr M w/Kids Seeks 26yr F w/o Kids" – 4:06
  5. "Affinity for My Hometown" – 2:40
  6. "I Saw an Inferno Once" – 3:04
  7. "Murder" – 3:22
  8. "Sunday, Morning After" – 2:54
  9. "On the Prowl" – 3:26
  10. "Kick. Win!" – 3:05
  11. "Dance Rock Is the New Pasture" – 3:14
  12. "Into the Mind of Those Who Commit Desperate Acts While Under the Influence of Others" – 4:15

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References

  1. Records, Epitaph. "Settle - At Home We Are Tourists" via epitaph.com.
  2. 1 2 Lymangrover, Jeff (2009). "Settle – At Home We Are Tourists." Allmusic . Retrieved July 18, 2009.
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