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| Released | September 8, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 23:03 | |||
| Label | OnThe | |||
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ForPlay is the first EP by American indie rock band Saint Motel. The album had a music video for every song that was also included on the CD itself. [1]
"Dear Dictator" was featured in HBO's 2013 trailer for Boardwalk Empire.
Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal labeled the music as "garage-glam" [2] and Drew Kennedy from BMI wrote "Saint Motel demonstrates their unique ability to seamlessly intertwine melody with melodrama without diminishing the power of either." [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eat Your Heart Out" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Butch" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Dear Dictator" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Pity Party" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "To My Enemies" | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Do Everything Now" | 4:11 |
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