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- ↑ "Grouper and Tiny Vipers Announce Collaborative Album as Mirrorring | News". Pitchfork. January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Tiny Vipers: Laughter". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ↑ ""New Dawn Fades" [Joy Division cover; ft. Tiny Vipers]| Forkcast Archive". Pitchfork. March 2, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ "The Sight Below: 'New Dawn Fades' (Joy Division Cover) | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
