Illegal Tender | ||||
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Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 18:50 | |||
Label | Pineapple Recording Group | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
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.
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