Make the Cowboy Robots Cry

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Make the Cowboy Robots Cry
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EP by
Released2002
RecordedSlogan Studios
Genre Alt-country
Length28:42
Label Sub Pop
Producer Scott Hackwith, Jimmy Tamborello
Beachwood Sparks chronology
Once We Were Trees
(2001)
Make the Cowboy Robots Cry
(2002)
The Tarnished Gold
(2012)
Professional ratings
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Pitchfork Media 2.6/10 [4]
Stylus Magazine C [5]

Make the Cowboy Robots Cry is an EP by American alt-country band Beachwood Sparks, released in 2002, which featured the return of drummer Jimi Hey.

Track listing

  1. "Drinkswater" – 7:12
  2. "Hibernation" – 3:27
  3. "Ponce de Leon Blues" – 6:55
  4. "Sing Your Thoughts" – 3:52
  5. "Galapagos" – 4:17
  6. "Ghost Dance 1492" – 2:58

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References

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