History | ||||
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Released | August 3, 2004 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, dance-punk | |||
Length | 24:37 | |||
Label | Paper Bag Records | |||
Producer | Rob Sanzo and controller.controller | |||
Controller.controller chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
PopMatters | (Favorable) [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10) [3] |
Exclaim! | (favourable) [4] |
Spin | (favourable) [5] |
History is the debut EP by Canadian indie rock band controller.controller. It was released on August 3, 2004 on Paper Bag Records. [6]
All songs by controller.controller (Basnayake/Kaija/Llewellyn-Thomas/Morris/Scheven). [6]
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