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The Anniversary
Designing a Nervous Breakdown
Release Date: 2000 01 25
Running Time: 39:59
Label: Vagrant

The Anniversary's debut album, Designing a Nervous Breakdown, blends their skill at crafting emotional, punky-yet-melodic songs with a fondness for new-wave synths. Little analog flourishes pop up on songs like "The 'D' in Detroit," which also features pleasant boy-girl vocals and driving guitars. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" recalls the delicate, intertwined guitars and endearingly awkward vocals of bands like Joan of Arc or Modest Mouse, while "All Things Ordinary" and "Emma Discovery" don't forsake melodic complexity for their charging rhythms. A strong debut, Designing a Nervous Breakdown reaffirms that traditional indie rock can still sound fresh and lively. Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Heart Is a Lonely Hunter	Anniversary	3:07
2	All Things Ordinary	Anniversary	3:52
3	Perfectly	Anniversary	3:35
4	D in Detroit	Anniversary	4:16
5	Emma Discovery	Anniversary	3:14
6	Shu Shubat	Anniversary	3:59
7	Till We Earned a Holiday	Anniversary	4:34
8	Without Panasos	Anniversary	4:47
9	Hart Crane	Anniversary	2:48
10	Outro in No Minor	Anniversary	5:47