| Diplomacy | ||||
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| Released | 22 March 2019 | |||
| Studio | Skogen Studio | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 32:33 | |||
| Label | Bergen Mafia Records | |||
| Producer | Matias Tellez | |||
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Diplomacy is the sixth studio album by Norwegian indie rock band Kakkmaddafakka. It was released on 22 March 2019. [3]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Name" | Axel Vindenes | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Runaway Girl" | Axel Vindenes, Pål Vindenes | 3:03 |
| 3. | "The Rest" | Axel Vindenes | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Sin" | Pål Vindenes | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Get Go" | Axel Vindenes, Pål Vindenes, Kristoffer Van Der Pas | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Frequency" | Axel Vindenes | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Moon Man" | Pål Vindenes | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Naked Blue" | Axel Vindenes | 3:54 |
| 9. | "This Love" | Axel Vindenes | 4:21 |
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