Mind the Drift

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Mind the Drift
Big Business - Mind the Drift.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2009
Recorded2008, at Avast II, Seattle, WA  ; Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, CA and D.C. Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Heavy metal
Length35:10
Label Hydra Head Records
(HH666-175)
Big Business chronology
Here Come the Waterworks
(2007)
Mind the Drift
(2009)
Biz Bot Remixes 12"
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Decibel (8/10) [1]
Pitchfork Media (7.1/10) [2]
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The A.V. Club (B) [5]

Mind the Drift is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Big Business. [6]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Found Art" - 3:34
  2. "Gold and Final" - 3:32
  3. "Cats, Mice." - 3:52
  4. "I Got It Online" - 3:59
  5. "The Drift" - 3:40
  6. "Ayes Have It" - 4:17
  7. "Cold Lunch" - 3:33
  8. "Theme From Big Business II" - 8:43
  9. "Cold Lunch (Demo)" (Bonus Track) - 3:40
  10. "The Drift (Demo)" (Bonus Track) - 3:48
  11. "Send Me A Postcard" (Bonus Track) - 2:45

Personnel

Big Business
Technical personnel

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