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Released | November 5, 2002 | |||
Recorded | Headgear Studio in Brooklyn, NY [1] | |||
Genre | Indie rock, garage punk | |||
Length | 7:15 | |||
Label | Touch & Go | |||
Producer | David Andrew Sitek Yeah Yeah Yeahs | |||
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Metacritic | 54/100 [2] |
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Allmusic | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | (5/10) [4] |
Neumu.net | [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (3.9/10) [6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Stylus Magazine | D [8] |
Machine is the second EP by the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was released in 2002 by Touch and Go Records,and contains three songs from the Fever to Tell sessions. From this EP came one single,"Machine",which was released only in the UK. As of 2009,sales in the United States have exceeded 24,000 copies,according to Nielsen SoundScan. [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Machine" | 3:20 |
2. | "Graveyard" | 1:35 |
3. | "Pin" (Remix) | 2:20 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Machine" | 3:20 |
2. | "Graveyard" | 1:35 |
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