The Zombie Dinosaur LP

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The Zombie Dinosaur LP
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2015
Recorded2013 – 2015
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Label Horris Records
Producer
MC Lars chronology
The Edgar Allan Poe EP
(2012)
The Zombie Dinosaur LP
(2015)
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The Zombie Dinosaur LP is the fourth studio album by MC Lars, released on November 6, 2015, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Heatseakers chart. [6] It was funded entirely through the Kickstarter, and was completed and released in eighteen months. [7] The album was self-produced by MC Lars, with help from Jim Greer of The Rondo Brothers and Damondrick Jack. [8]

The first single from the album was Lars's Game of Thrones tribute "Dragon Blood", which premiered on the Nerdist Industries website on April 6, 2015. [9] "The Ballad of Hans Moleman" premiered on the AV Club on July 21, [10] and "Never Afraid" (featuring fellow Bay Area rapper Watsky) premiered through Scholastic's website on October 27 [11] and "Sublime with Rome (Is Not the same Thing as Sublime)" premiered two days later via Alternative Press. [12] "If I Were a Jedi (That Would be Hella Awesome)" was the sixth and final video from the album, and premiered on the Nerdist on December 22. [13]

Track listing

  1. "Where Ya Been Lars? II" (2:05)
  2. "Zombie T-Rex" (featuring STZA Crack of Leftöver Crack) (4:03)
  3. "Sublime with Rome (Is Not the Same Thing as Sublime)" (featuring Roger Lima of Less Than Jake & Suburban Legends) (2:03)
  4. "Hipster Mom" (4:24)
  5. "Dragon Blood" (3:00)
  6. "If I Were a Jedi (That Would be Hella Awesome)" (featuring Brian Mazzaferri of I Fight Dragons) 02:02
  7. "Never Afraid" (featuring Watsky) (4:17)
  8. "The Top 10 Things to Never Say on a First Date" (1:45)
  9. "The Ballad of Hans Moleman" (3:23)
  10. "The Dip" (featuring Kool Keith) (5:36)
  11. "Party with Lars" (featuring Spose) (1:11)
  12. "Forgot About Jack" (3:33)
  13. "Triforce" (3:30)

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