In Praise of More (album)

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In Praise of More
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Studio album by
Released27 September 2010
Recorded York and London, 2009–2010
Genre Post-rock, dream pop, shoegazing, indie rock
Length37:54
Label Kscope
Producer Mark Peters, Ulrich Schnauss and Dave Potter
Engineers chronology
Three Fact Fader
(2009)
In Praise of More
(2010)
Always Returning
(2014)
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In Praise of More is the third full-length studio album by British shoegazing band Engineers, released on 27 September 2010 through the Kscope label. It is the first to feature Daniel Land, Matthew Linley and Ulrich Schnauss as full-time members of the band.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Engineers.

No.TitleLength
1."What It's Worth"3:49
2."Subtober"4:25
3."Las Vega"4:10
4."Press Rewind"4:06
5."There Will Be Time"2:38
6."To an Evergreen"5:17
7."Twenty Paces"6:09
8."In Praise of More"3:36
9."Nach Hause"3:49

Singles

Personnel

Engineers

Additional musicians

Producers

Graphic artists

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