Power (Q and Not U album)

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Power
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)
RecordedJune 2004 at The Love Story
Genre Dance-punk, post-punk
Length38:33
Label Dischord
Producer Pete Cafarella, Rafael Cohen
Q and Not U chronology
Different Damage
(2002)
Power
(2004)
Singles from Power
  1. "Book of Flags"
    Released: September 1, 2003 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media 7.5/10 [4]
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Power is the third and final studio album by Q and Not U. It was released on October 5, 2004. After touring in support of the album, the group disbanded in September 2005. The album was co-produced by Pete Cafarella and Rafael Cohen (of Supersystem). All tracking was done at The Love Story in Brooklyn, NY. The album was mixed with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studio and mastered by Chad Clark at Silver Sonya.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Q and Not U

No.TitleLength
1."Wonderful People"3:07
2."7 Daughters"2:21
3."L.A.X."2:29
4."Throw Back Your Head"2:56
5."Wet Work"3:18
6."District Night Prayer"1:16
7."Collect the Diamonds"3:43
8."Beautiful Beats"3:05
9."Dine"3:11
10."X-Polynation"2:47
11."Passwords"2:56
12."Book of Flags"2:44
13."Tag-Tag"4:40

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