This Acoustic Glitch

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This Acoustic Glitch
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EP by
Released11 March 2011
Genre Indie rock, acoustic rock
Label 14th Floor
Producer The Wombats
The Wombats chronology
The Wombats
(2008)
This Acoustic Glitch
(2011)
Glitterbug B-Sides
(2015)

This Acoustic Glitch is an EP by British indie rock band The Wombats, released in 2011. The EP was set as a free download on their web page. It includes acoustic versions of two songs from their second album This Modern Glitch . [1]

Track listing

All songs composed by The Wombats.

  1. "Techno Fan" (acoustic) – 3:55
  2. "Anti-D" (acoustic) – 4:44

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References

  1. "News – Acoustic Glitch Free Download!". The Wombats. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.