Never Come Undone

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Never Come Undone
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EP by
ReleasedMay 3, 2011 [1]
Genre Acoustic music, indie rock
Length15:38
Label No Sleep Records
La Dispute chronology
Searching For A Pulse/The Worth Of The World
(2010)
Never Come Undone
(2011)
Wildlife
(2011)
Koji chronology
IIOI/KOJI
(2010)
Never Come Undone
(2011)
Crooked in My Mind
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alter The Press!Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Absolute Punk (85%) [3]
Rockfreaks(7/10) [4]

Never Come Undone is an EP by La Dispute and Koji, released on May 3, 2011, by No Sleep Records.[ citation needed ] This is the second split EP for both bands. The EP has one new song from each band, as well as a reimagining of "Last Blues for Bloody Knuckles" by La Dispute and a cover of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists's "Biomusicology" by Koji. The vinyl press was limited to 2,000 copies; 500 purple and black, 500 purple and 1,000 black. [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sunday Morning, at a Funeral" (La Dispute)2:48
2."Peacemaker" (Koji)2:55
3."Last Blues" (La Dispute)4:17
4."Biomusicology" (Koji)5:38
Total length:15:38

Personnel

La Dispute
Koji

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