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Root for Ruin 2010

alternative rock, indie rock, rock 43 min 12 tracks Frenchkiss Records

Root for Ruin is Les Savy Fav's fifth studio album. Its scheduled release date was September 14, 2010, but after the album leaked in late July it was given a digital release on August 3, 2010.

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Character

Spare, grave, contemporary and classical in form.

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gravecomic
contemporarynostalgic
classical in form

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Tracks

1Appetites3:33
2Dirty Knails3:07
3Sleepless in Silverlake3:42
4Let’s Get Out of Here3:34
5Lips n’ Stuff3:49
6Poltergeist3:42
7High and Unhinged3:54
8Excess Energies3:04
9Dear Crutches4:14
10Calm Down2:46
11Clear Spirits3:53
12Sleepless in Silverlake (acoustic version)3:55

12 tracks, 43 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Les Savy Fav
Label: Frenchkiss Records
Released: August 24, 2010
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: US

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