Illegal Tender (EP)

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Illegal Tender
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EP by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005
Genre Indie rock
Length18:50
Label Pineapple Recording Group
Louis XIV chronology
Louis XIV
(2003)
Illegal Tender
(2005)
The Best Little Secrets Are Kept
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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PopMatters (7/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media (4.8/10) [3]

Illegal Tender is the first EP by the alternative rock group Louis XIV. It was released on January 21, 2005, and features the band's first single, "Finding Out True Love Is Blind," which was also included on the band's first album, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept , released later in 2005.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Louis XIV" (Hill/Karcig) – 2:42
  2. "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" (Hill/Karcig) – 4:13
  3. "Illegal Tender" (Hill/Karcig/Maigaard) – 3:14
  4. "Marc" (Hill/Karcig) – 3:40
  5. "Louis Reprise" (Hill/Karcig) – 5:01

Personnel (incomplete)

In other media

The song was featured in "Hot Dogs", an episode of the television series Veronica Mars . [4]

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References

  1. Sendra, Tim. Illegal Tender at AllMusic
  2. PopMatters review
  3. Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Music Of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-19: "Hot Dogs"". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved February 4, 2015.