Two Tongues (album)

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Two Tongues
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ReleasedFebruary 3, 2009
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Label Vagrant
Two Tongues chronology
Two Tongues
(2009)
Two Tongues Two
(2016)
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Two Tongues is the first studio album by the American supergroup Two Tongues, released on February 3, 2009, by Vagrant Records. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Crawl"3:03
2."If I Could Make You Do Things"3:00
3."Dead Lizard"2:32
4."Interlude" (Vocals by Sherri DuPree of Eisley)1:05
5."Tremors"2:37
6."Silly Game"2:54
7."Don’t You Want to Come Home"2:45
8."Wowee Zowee"2:29
9."Come On"1:44
10."Alice"3:10
11."Try Not to Save Me"4:11
12."Back Against the Wall"3:03
13."Even If You Don’t" (Ween cover)2:43 [6]
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Third Engine" (Acoustic, covered by Max Bemis)4:11
15."Every Man Has a Molly" (Acoustic, covered by Chris Conley [7] )2:49

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References

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  2. Alternative Press #248. p.101.
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  4. "Two Tongues, 'Two Tongues' (Vagrant)". 20 January 2009.
  5. http://www.vagrant.com/artist/index/47 Vagrant Records Artist Page
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