Natural Selections

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Natural Selections
Brad Laner - Natural Selections.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2010
Genre Neo-Psychedelia
Length39:43
Label Hometapes
Producer Thom Monahan
Brad Laner chronology
Neighbor Singing
(2007)
Natural Selections
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [2]
PopMatters (7/10) [3]

Natural Selections is the second album by Brad Laner, released on August 24, 2010 through Hometapes.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brad Laner.

No.TitleLength
1."Eyes Close"3:38
2."Throat"4:38
3."Lancaster"4:28
4."Crawl Back In"3:50
5."Magnolia Doubles"3:36
6."Brain"3:24
7."Why Did I Do It"3:45
8."Dirty Bugs"3:51
9."Vicky"1:12
10."Runner"3:43
11."Little Death"3:53

Personnel

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

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