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- ↑ "Yep Roc Records Golden Suits - Yep Roc Records". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Rumpus Video Premiere & Interview with Golden Suits". Therumpus.net. August 20, 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-20.