The Long-Playing EP

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The Long-Playing EP
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EP by Y-O-U
Released July 25, 2009
Recorded 2008
Genre Rock
Length22:39 (new tracks on iTunes); 51:14 (full length CD)
Label Pleaserock (independent)
Producer Ben H. Allen
Y-O-U chronology
Flashlights
(2007)
The Long-Playing EP
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Long-Playing EP is the fourth and final record from Atlanta rock group Y-O-U, released in July 2009. It consists of five new tracks and eight tracks taken from previous Y-O-U releases; the new songs originally having been intended for a 2008 album which fell through. According to lead singer Nick Niespodziani, the first three of the new songs from The Long-Playing EP were also planned to appear on a new LP to be released in 2010; however, the retirement of Y-O-U renders that plan moot.

Y-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe. In addition, the Chapmans animated a music video for Y-O-U's song "LA Lindsay."

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Firefly" (Niespodziani/Boyd) - 4:24
  2. "Going Down Swinging" (Niespodziani) - 4:32
  3. "Honest Man" (Niespodziani) - 4:32
  4. "Moviekiss: The Lite Brite Remix" (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb/Park/Sonnicksen) - 5:12
  5. "Beautiful Thing" (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb) - 3:59
  6. "The Physics of Giving"C (Niespodziani) - 4:23
  7. "Not a Dove"B (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb) - 3:11
  8. "Second Chance"C (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb) - 3:43
  9. "Good Intentions"A (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb/Park/Sonnicksen) - 2:34
  10. "Good Luck with That American Dream"B (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb) - 4:05
  11. "Easy"A (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb/Park/Sonnicksen) - 3:16
  12. "I Found You"C (Niespodziani/Olson/Cobb) - 2:12
  13. "Break"C (Niespodziani) - 5:11
A: from Y-O-U
B: from Everything is Shifting
C: from Flashlights

Music video

"Moviekiss: The Lite Brite Remix"

Personnel

Y-O-U

Additional musicians

Technical

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