Go Forth

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Go Forth
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
RecordedMay 2001
Mission Sound, Brooklyn
Genre Art punk
Indie rock
Length45:45
Label Frenchkiss Records
Producer Phil Ek
Les Savy Fav chronology
Emor: Rome Upside Down EP
(2000)
Go Forth
(2001)
Inches
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 7.6/10 [2]
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Go Forth is the third album by Les Savy Fav, released in 2001 via Frenchkiss Records. [5] It was mixed in June 2001 at Magic Shop in Manhattan, and was mastered by John Loder at Abbey Road Studios, London. [6]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Tragic Monsters" – 3:14
  2. "Reprobate's Resumé" – 3:04
  3. "Crawling Can Be Beautiful" – 3:00
  4. "Disco Drive" – 4:05
  5. "The Slip" – 2:54
  6. "Daily Dares" – 3:08
  7. "One to Three" – 2:48
  8. "Pills" – 3:29
  9. "Adopduction" – 3:26
  10. "No Sleeves" – 4:06
  11. "Bloom on Demand" – 6:35
  12. "I Hope You Like This-Love LSF" – 2:56

Personnel

All songs by Les Savy Fav:

Additional personnel

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