Calla (album)

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Studio album by Calla
Released October 11, 1999;
Re-issued January 20, 2004
Recorded 1999
Genre Noise rock
Label Sub Rosa;
Arena Rock Recording Co.
Calla chronology
Calla
(1999)
Scavengers
(2001)
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Calla is the self-titled first album of the New York-based indie rock band Calla.

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Calla is an indie rock band formed in North Texas in 1997. The band has been based in Brooklyn, New York for most of its existence. They have been on hiatus since 2007, after touring to support their album Strength In Numbers.

Track listing

All tracks by Calla

  1. "Tarentula" – 5:06
  2. "Custom Car Crash" – 2:44
  3. "June" – 4:54
  4. "Only Drowning Men" – 8:01
  5. "Elsewhere" – 5:33
  6. "Truth About Robots" – 2:36
  7. "Trinidad" – 3:16
  8. "Keyes" – 3:52
  9. "Awake and Under" – 3:53

Personnel

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