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| Beard of Lightning | ||||
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Indie rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 42:03 | |||
| Label | Off Records | |||
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Beard of Lightning is an album by Phantom Tollbooth, released in 2003 with Robert Pollard on lead vocals. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mascara Snakes" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Atom Bomb Professor" | 6:01 |
| 3. | "Asleep Under Control" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Iceland Continuations" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "A Good Looking Death" | 1:57 |
| 6. | "The Cafe Interior" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Capricorn's Paycheck" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Gratification to Concrete" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Crocodile to the Crown" | 8:02 |
| 10. | "Janus Pan" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Work Like Bullies" | 1:47 |
| Total length: | 42:03 | |
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