| Poor Aim: Love Songs | ||||
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| Released | November 2, 2004; re-released April 24, 2007 | |||
| Label | States Rights Records/Slender Means Society; re-release K Records | |||
| Producer | The Blow | |||
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Poor Aim: Love Songs is an EP by The Blow originally released in 2004 by States Rights Records/Slender Means Society. [1] It was re-released in 2007 by K Records with remixed bonus tracks. [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) [4] |
Exclaim! gave the album a positive review, calling it "Nintendo music intended for dancing, or folk singer songs remixed by an electro pop-loving hipster." They especially praised the final track on the re-release, "We Are Over Here". [5]
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