Reasons to Live (album)

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Reasons to Live
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
Genre Indie rock, punk rock
Length42:22
Label Don Giovanni Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (6.1/10) [1]
Paste (6.8/10) [2]
Impose Favorable [3]

Reasons to Live is the debut full-length album by Hilly Eye and was released by Don Giovanni Records.

Track listing

  1. Way Back When
  2. Jersey City
  3. American Rail
  4. Amnesia
  5. Double Dutch
  6. Animal
  7. Louisville
  8. January
  9. Almanac
  10. Jacob's Ladder

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References

  1. Hyden, Stephen (18 January 2013). http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17536-reasons-to-live/ . Retrieved 23 January 2013.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Duerr, Charlie (21 January 2013). "Hilly Eye: Reasons To Live". Paste Magazine.
  3. O'Malley, Kerri (21 January 2013). "Hilly Eye, Reasons To Live". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2013.