Tadpole (album)

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Tadpole
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2, 2006
RecordedYork St. Studios, 203 Studios
Genre Rock
Length54:10
Label Benthouse Records
Producer Florian Sommer
Tadpole chronology
The Medusa
(2002)
Tadpole
(2006)
Singles from Tadpole
  1. "Too Hard"
  2. "Yesterday"
  3. "Offering"

Tadpole is the third and final studio album by New Zealand rock band Tadpole. It was released on May 2, 2006. [1]

This was the last album recorded by the band before they split up. The album's launch party in Auckland was also the band's final live performance.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tadpole

No.TitleLength
1."Control"3:44
2."Yesterday"4:34
3."Offering"4:29
4."Too Hard"3:32
5."Blessed"3:56
6."Open Wounds & Bleeding Hearts"3:25
7."The End"4:25
8."Vanity"2:47
9."Pretty"4:23
10."This Broken Heart"5:35
11."Compulsion"3:03
12."Leave a Light On"4:00
13."Glad Eye"2:55
14."Angel Baby"3:47
Total length:54:10

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References

  1. "Tadpole by Tadpole". iTunes . May 2006.