Brilliant Career

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Brilliant Career
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2001
Recorded1999–2000
StudioBlack Eyed Pig studios in San Francisco [1]
Genre Indie rock, slowcore, shoegaze
Length44:55
Label Hauskat Records
Producer Film School
Film School chronology
Brilliant Career
(2001)
Film School
(2006)
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Brilliant Career is the debut studio album by San Francisco-based indie rock band Film School, released in April 2001 via Hauskat Records.

Track listing

Brilliant Career track listing
No.TitleLength
1."American Turnip"5:46
2."Not About a Girl"4:19
3."Ume's Lament"3:06
4."Tangoed Out"1:20
5."Introduced"3:15
6."Intentions"4:53
7."Road to the Sunchairs"2:44
8."Far Away"4:44
9."Taste of Dust"4:49
10."Tricky"2:57
11."Watch You Drink"3:01
12."Manville, CA"4:01
Total length:44:55

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