Blood Is Bright | ||||
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Released | January 1, 2006 | |||
Genre | Art rock, post-rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 20:58 | |||
Label | Radar Recordings (CDEP) (RDR-111) | |||
Producer | Will Benoit | |||
Junius chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | (77%) [1] |
Scene Point Blank | [2] |
Metal Storm | [3] |
Decoy Music | [4] |
Exclaim! | (favorable) [5] |
Punknews.org | [6] |
Blood Is Bright is the second EP by American art rock band Junius. It was originally released on January 1, 2006, through Radar Recordings. The EP was released as a remastered version by Pelagic Records in 2020.
All tracks are written by Junius.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "[The Annunciation]" | 0:36 |
2. | "Blood Is Bright" | 4:51 |
3. | "A Word Could Kill Her" | 4:06 |
4. | "In The Heart Of Titans" | 6:06 |
5. | "At The Age Of Decay" | 5:20 |
Total length: | 20:58 |
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