The Unicorns: 2014

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The Unicorns: 2014
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EP by
ReleasedMay 18, 2004
Genre Lo-fi, indie pop
Length15:06
Label Suicide Squeeze Records
S-037
Producer The Unicorns
The Unicorns chronology

Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

(2003)
The Unicorns: 2014
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (3.6/10) [1]

The Unicorns: 2014 is an EP by the Unicorns released in 2004 by Suicide Squeeze Records. It was the band's final release prior to their split in late 2004. The 7" version was pressed on purple vinyl and limited to 2,000 copies. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by the Unicorns.

7"

No.TitleLength
1."The Unicorns: 2014"3:56
2."Emasculate the Masculine"4:15

CD

No.TitleLength
1."The Unicorns: 2014"3:56
2."Emasculate the Masculine"4:15
3."Evacuate the Vacuous" (Outtake from W.W.C.O.H.W.W.G. Sessions, July 2003)3:20
4."The Unicorns: 2014" (Demo, Autumn 2002)3:35
Total length:15:06

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References

  1. Pitchfork Media 05/20/04
  2. "The Unicorns – The Unicorns: 2014". discogs.com. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2011.