| The Black Dirt Sessions | ||||
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| Released | June 8, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative country | |||
| Length | 46:36 | |||
| Label | Partisan Records | |||
| Deer Tick chronology | ||||
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The Black Dirt Sessions is the third album by American indie-rock band Deer Tick. Recorded over a year earlier, the album was released on June 8, 2010 on Partisan Records. [1]
All tracks are written by John McCauley
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Choir of Angels" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Twenty Miles" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Goodbye, Dear Friend" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Piece by Piece and Frame by Frame" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Sad Sun" | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Mange" | 5:16 |
| 7. | "When She Comes Home" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Hand In My Hand" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "I Will Not Be Myself" | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Blood Moon" | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Christ Jesus" (a new re-recorded version of the same track from War Elephant) | 4:33 |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| FutureTunez |   [2] |
| musicOMH | [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Rockfeedback | [5] |
| Slant Magazine |  [6] |
| SPIN Magazine | [7] |
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