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| Released | October 23, 2013 | |||
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| Length | 40:43 | |||
| Label | Nayutawave Records [1] | |||
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Pandora is the third full-length album by Japanese reggae punk band SiM, released on October 23, 2013. [2] It reached fifth place on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for 13 weeks. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pandora" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Who's Next" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Pieces Of Troops" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Brain" | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Blah Blah Blah" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Boring People, Fucking Grays" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Dubsolution #4" | 2:58 |
| 8. | "We're All Alone" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Rosso & Dry" | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Keep It Burnin'" | 2:58 |
| 11. | "March Of The Robots" | 2:00 |
| 12. | "Dreaming Dreams" | 2:02 |
| 13. | "Upside Down" | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 40:43 | |
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