Making Dens

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Making Dens
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Studio album by
Released6 March 2006
Length44:38
Label 679 Recordings
Producer James Ford
Mystery Jets
Mystery Jets chronology
Making Dens
(2006)
Zootime
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Drowned in Sound 9/10 [3]
NME 7/10 [4]
Pitchfork Media 7.7/10 [5]
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Making Dens is the debut album from Mystery Jets, released in the UK on 6 March 2006. Tracks on the album include previous singles "Alas Agnes", "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" and "Zoo Time" (the last two of which have been re-recorded). "The Boy Who Ran Away" was released as a single from the album on 27 February 2006, while "Diamonds in the Dark" was released as an EP on 4 September 2006.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mystery Jets.

  1. "Intro" – 0:43
  2. "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" – 3:32
  3. "Purple Prose" – 4:03
  4. "Soluble in Air" – 3:12
  5. "The Boy Who Ran Away" – 2:57
  6. "Summertime Den" – 1:14
  7. "Horse Drawn Cart" – 5:00
  8. "Zoo Time" – 4:01
  9. "Little Bag of Hair" – 5:20
  10. "Diamonds in the Dark" – 3:57
  11. "Alas Agnes" – 3:51
  12. "Making Dens" – 6:48

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