Sundown to Midnight

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Sundown to Midnight
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 1999
Genre Punk rock/Ska
Length39:23
Label BEC Recordings
Producer Steve Kravac
The Dingees chronology
Armageddon Massive
(1998)
Sundown to Midnight
(1999)
The Crucial Conspiracy
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cross Rhythms link [1]
HM Magazine link [2]
The Phantom Tollbooth link

Sundown to Midnight is the second full-length album from California ska band The Dingees

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rally-O" – 2:47
  2. "Can't Trust No Man" – 2:46
  3. "Votes And Violence" – 2:41
  4. "Radio Freedom" – 3:45
  5. "Leave The Kids Alone" – 1:39
  6. "Trial Tribulation" – 4:17
  7. "Chevy Maibu" – 2:54
  8. "Staff Sgt. Skreba" – 1:35
  9. "Dark Hollywood" – 5:40
  10. "San Francisco" – 3:14
  11. "New Route" – 3:36
  12. "Sundown To Midnight" – 2:04
  13. "You In My Heart" – 2:26

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References

  1. Figgis, Alex (October 1999). "The Dingees – Sundown To Midnight". Cross Rhythms (53).
  2. Van Pelt, Doug (September–October 1999). "Album Reviews: The Dingees sundown to midnight". HM Magazine (79). ISSN   1066-6923.