We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This

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We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
Genre Rock
Label Fire
Surf City chronology
Kudos
(2010)
We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
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musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [4]

We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This is the second studio album by New Zealand band Surf City. It was released in September 2013 under Fire Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."It's A Common Life" 
2."I Had the Starring Role" 
3."Song from a Short-Lived TV Series" 
4."NYC" 
5."Claims of a Galactic Medium" 
6."No Place to Go" 
7."I Want You" 
8."Oceanic Graphics of the Wilderness" 
9."What Gets Me By" 

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References

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  2. Sendra, Tim. "Allmusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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  4. "Surf City: We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This". Pitchfork.