Parallel Universe Blues

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Parallel Universe Blues
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
Length35:03
Label Slumberland
Papercuts chronology
Life Among the Savages
(2014)
Parallel Universe Blues
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! 7/10 [3]
God Is In The TV9/10 [4]
Paste 7/10 [5]

Parallel Universe Blues is the sixth studio album by American band Papercuts. It was released in October 2018 under Slumberland Records.

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
God Is In The TVTop 50 Albums of 2018
54
[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mattress on the Floor"1:58
2."Laughing Man"2:57
3."How to Quit Smoking"3:08
4."Sing to Me Candy"5:44
5."Clean Living"2:51
6."Kathleen Says"3:43
7."Walk Backwards"4:14
8."All Along St. Mary’s"4:32
9."Waking Up"2:55
10."Looking Through Heather"3:01

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