Nobody's Watching/Nobody's Listening | ||||
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Live album /DVD by | ||||
Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
Recorded | January–June 2004 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 41:54 | |||
Label | Ashmont Records | |||
Producer | Joe Pernice | |||
The Pernice Brothers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (7.4/10) [2] |
Nobody's Watching/Nobody's Listening is a combination CD/DVD, released by the Pernice Brothers in 2005. It consists of material recorded on the Pernice Brothers' 2004 tour, including a cover of a song by frontman Joe Pernice's former band, the Scud Mountain Boys, as well as a Pretenders cover.
The DVD includes the videos for "Baby in Two" and "Weakest Shade of Blue" (two cuts from previous album Yours, Mine and Ours), as well as a tour diary.
All tracks are written by Joe Pernice except as noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Water Ban" | 3:36 | |
2. | "Working Girls" | 2:56 | |
3. | "Our Time Has Passed" | 3:44 | |
4. | "Crestfallen" | 3:11 | |
5. | "Monkey Suit" | 2:50 | |
6. | "She Heightened Everything" | 2:37 | |
7. | "Sometimes I Remember" | 2:49 | |
8. | "Clear Spot" | 2:05 | |
9. | "Wait to Stop" | 4:06 | |
10. | "Grudge F*ck" (Scud Mountain Boys cover, 1996) | 5:43 | |
11. | "Talk of the Town" (The Pretenders cover, 1981) | Chrissie Hynde | 3:08 |
12. | "Flaming Wreck" | 5:19 |
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