| Chez Viking | ||||
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| Released | November 24, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock | |||
| Length | 31:50 | |||
| Label | Lovitt Records | |||
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Chez Viking is the fourth studio album by American post-rock band The Mercury Program, released in 2009 on Lovitt Records; seven years after their previous album A Data Learn the Language.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chez Viking" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Arrived/Departed" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Backseat Blackout" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Katos" | 6:23 |
| 5. | "Stand & Sing" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "The Church of Cause and Effect" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Fluorescent Laces" | 4:42 |
| Total length: | 31:50 | |
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