Kitsune (EP)

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Kitsune
Kitsune album cover.jpg
EP by
ReleasedMay 1, 2012
RecordedDecember 2011 – January 2012
Genre Alternative rock, post-rock, experimental rock
Length25:54
Label Sargent House
Marriages chronology
Kitsune
(2012)
Salome
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk 8.8/10 [2]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin 6/10 [6]

Kitsune is the first EP from American rock band Marriages. It was released on May 1, 2012, by Sargent House. [7] The EP title "Kitsune" is also the name for a fox spirit in Japanese folklore. The EP cover depicts a woman transforming into a fox spirit and back again. [8]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ride in my Place"3:28
2."Body of Shade"3:43
3."Ten Tiny Fingers"5:06
4."Pelt"3:06
5."White Shape"3:40
6."Part the Dark Again"6:54
Total length:25:54
Japanese import bonus track
No.TitleLength
7."Pyramids"4:47
Total length:30:41

Personnel

Kitsune album personnel adapted from AllMusic. [7]

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References

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