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| Because We Hate You | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | rock music | |||
| Length | 40:57 | |||
| Label | Mammoth Records | |||
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Because We Hate You is an album by American rock group the Young Fresh Fellows, one half of a split album with The Minus 5, released in 2001 on Mammoth Records.
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| PopMatters | (favorable) link |
| CMJ | (mixed) link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B- link |
All songs written by Scott McCaughey except as indicated.
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Filthy Friends is an alt-rock supergroup based in Portland, Oregon. The band is fronted by Corin Tucker and guitarist Peter Buck. The other members of the band include alumni from bands such as the Minus 5, King Crimson, The Baseball Project and Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3.
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