| Oh, This Old Thing? | ||||
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| Released | February 6, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 23:25 | |||
| Label | Science of Sound | |||
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Oh, This Old Thing? is the debut album by Twin Cities-based band Sleeping in the Aviary, released on February 6, 2007 on Science of Sound Records. [1]
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| Three Imaginary Girls | 8.4/10 [4] |
Tom Laskin of Isthmus described "Another Girl" as "...the kind of crazed, effervescent bass-drum-guitar confection that banishes the cares of a crappy day to the small, dark room where they belong." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Face Lift Floats" | 0:48 |
| 2. | "Pop Song" | 1:23 |
| 3. | "Another Girl" | 1:55 |
| 4. | "Gloworm" | 1:51 |
| 5. | "Sign My Cast" | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Maureen" | 0:33 |
| 7. | "Drug Suitcase" | 1:48 |
| 8. | "No Socks" | 1:13 |
| 9. | "Only Son" | 1:04 |
| 10. | "Lanugo" | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Love Song" | 3:06 |
| 12. | "Getting Thin" | 1:39 |
| 13. | "Untitled" | 2:33 |
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