The Distance Is So Big

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The Distance Is So Big
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 2013 (2013-06-18)
Genre Rock, Indie rock
Length38:38
Label Bridge 9
Lemuria chronology
Pebble
(2011)
The Distance Is So Big
(2013)
Singles from The Distance Is So Big
  1. "Brilliant Dancer"
    Released: May 21, 2013 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
This Is Fake DIY 7/10 [4]

The Distance Is So Big is the third studio album from American band Lemuria. It was released in June 2013 under Bridge 9 Records.

Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Michael and Stephen Moon"0:46
2."Brilliant Dancer"3:12
3."Clay Baby"2:25
4."Scienceless"2:54
5."Paint the Youth"3:05
6."Dream Eater"2:49
7."Oahu, Hawaii"4:40
8."Chihuly"3:01
9."Bluffing Statistics"3:34
10."Public Opinion Bath"2:10
11."Congratulations Sex"3:25
12."Survivors Guilt"4:17
13."Ruby"2:20

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References

  1. "Brilliant Dancer - Single". itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  2. "The Distance Is So Big Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  3. Monger, James. "The Distance Is So Big - Lemuria". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  4. Doyle, Tom. "Lemuria - The Distance Is So Big". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-25.