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- ↑ Driving East - Driving East EP - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net
- ↑ Driving East - The Future of the Free World is Riding on This One - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net
- ↑ Jason Tate - AbsolutePunk.net
