Re-Arrange Us

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Re-Arrange Us
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2008
Genre Indie pop
Length35:40
Label Barsuk
Producer Mates of State, Peter Katis
Mates of State chronology
Bring It Back
(2006)
Re-Arrange Us
(2008)
Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)
(2010)
Professional ratings
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AbsolutePunk (79%) [1]
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Paste (favorable) [4]
Pitchfork Media (5.1/10) [5]
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Robert Christgau (A-) [7]

Re-Arrange Us is the fifth album by American indie pop band Mates of State, on Barsuk Records, released on May 20, 2008. The first single from the album is "Get Better".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Get Better"
  2. "Now"
  3. "My Only Offer"
  4. "The Re-Arranger"
  5. "Jigsaw"
  6. "Blue and Gold Print"
  7. "Help Help"
  8. "You Are Free"
  9. "Great Dane"
  10. "Lullaby Haze"

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