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References
- ↑ Songs of Green Pheasant, Allmusic
- ↑ Album Review Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine , Pitchfork Media
- ↑ Boomkat
- ↑ Song Review, XLR8R
- ↑ Review Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine , Drowned in Sound
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