Yeah So

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Yeah So
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Studio album by
Released6 July 2009
Recorded20082009
Genre Indie pop, folk, twee, folk rock
Length45:32
Label Moshi Moshi
Slow Club chronology
Let's Fall Back in Love
(2008)
Yeah So
(2009)
Christmas, Thanks for Nothing
(2009)
Singles from Yeah So
  1. "It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful"
    Released: 22 June 2009
  2. "Trophy Room"
    Released: 12 October 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Fly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork (7.4/10) [4]

Yeah So is the debut album by British folk-duo Slow Club, released on 6 July 2009.

On 19 April 2010 a vinyl edition of Yeah So was released by Moshi Moshi Records to celebrate Record Store Day

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."When I Go"3:06
2."Giving Up on Love"2:51
3."I Was Unconscious, It Was a Dream"3:37
4."It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful"3:45
5."There Is No Good Way to Say I'm Leaving You"3:06
6."Trophy Room"3:38
7."Because We're Dead"2:57
8."Dance Till the Morning Light"3:19
9."Sorry About the Doom"2:18
10."Come on Youth"3:10
11."Apples and Pairs"3:48
12."Our Most Brilliant Friends/Boys on Their Birthdays (Bonus Hidden Track)"10:06
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Christmas TV"4:30
14."Let's Fall Back in Love"3:17
15."Thinking, Drinking, Sinking, Feeling"3:36
Special Edition Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Fall Back in Love"3:16
2."Me and You"3:02
3."Wild Blue Milk"3:20
4."Christmas TV"4:33
5."Because We're Dead (Live at Union Chapel)"2:58
6."I Was Unconscious, It Was a Dream (Live at Union Chapel)"3:34
7."There Is No Good Way to Say I'm Leaving You (Live at Union Chapel)"3:21
8."Trophy Room (Live at Union Chapel)"3:38
9."Sorry About the Doom (Live at Union Chapel)"2:28

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