Loose Translation New Pornographers

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All For Swinging Around You New Pornographers

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Wide Eyes The New Pornographers

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Electric Version New Pornographers

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From Blown Speakers New Pornographers

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The Laws Have Changed New Pornographers

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The End Of Medicine New Pornographers

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Chump Change New Pornographers

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The New Face Of Zero And One New Pornographers

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Testament To Youth In Verse New Pornographers

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It's Only Divine Right New Pornographers

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Ballad Of A Comeback Kid New Pornographers

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July Jones New Pornographers

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Miss Teen Wordpower New Pornographers

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My Rights Versus Yours The New Pornographers

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Backstairs The New Pornographers

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Pontius Pilate's Home Movies The New Pornographers

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Cat and Mouse With the Light The New Pornographers

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Last and Beautiful The New Pornographers

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Continue as a Guest The New Pornographers

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Bottle Episodes The New Pornographers

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Marie and the Undersea The New Pornographers

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Firework in the Falling Snow The New Pornographers

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Wish Automatic Suite The New Pornographers

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Angelcover The New Pornographers

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Really Really Light The New Pornographers

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Brill Bruisers The New Pornographers

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Champions Of Red Wine The New Pornographers

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Fantasy Fools The New Pornographers

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War on the East Coast The New Pornographers

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Marching Orders The New Pornographers

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Another Drug Deal Of The Heart The New Pornographers

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Born With a Sound (Feat. Amber Webber) The New Pornographers

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Dancehall Domine The New Pornographers

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Spidyr The New Pornographers

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Hi-Rise The New Pornographers

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You Tell Me Where The New Pornographers

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Think About Me The New Pornographers

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Sing Me Spanish Techno The New Pornographers

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Graceland The New Pornographers

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All The Old Showstoppers The New Pornographers

When John he saw the numbers he lied Made up the whole thing, failed when he tried To cash in on his cautious new fame Always the numbers but never the name We we hit the numbers we broke Broken and changed

Challengers The New Pornographers

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Myriad Harbour The New Pornographers

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All The Things That Go To Make Heaven And Earth The New Pornographers

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Failsafe The New Pornographers

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Unguided The New Pornographers

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Entering White Cecilia The New Pornographers

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Go Places The New Pornographers

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Mutiny, I Promise You The New Pornographers

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Adventures In Solitude The New Pornographers

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