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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 38:06 | |||
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Ramadan is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band ee. It was originally released in 2000 on Curry Records, and released by Asian Man Records on December 16, 2003. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
AC Lerok of the magazine Skratch called it "an extremely emotional record, evoking an array of sentiments throughout the 10-track disk". [2] Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave it three stars out of five, stating that "[ee]'s songs are slow and thoughtful, sometimes depressing, but usually just quiet". [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sutro (Heroin Jazz Mix)" | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Asian Gangsta Kidz" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Ramadan" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Battery Davis" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Wrong Song" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Retrace" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Square Back" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "One Less Year" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Sutro (Supernova Whale Mix)" | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Brace" | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 38:06 | |
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