Cum Laude! is the third studio album by The Velvet Teen

The Velvet Teen

-History:The Velvet Teen was founded by Judah Nagler and Logan Whitehurst as a side project from their other bands, Tin Circus and Little Tin Frog. Judah and Logan recorded the EP Comasynthesis, which had a prominent electronic sound, in 2000...

. It was first released in Japan on June 28, 2006 (featuring three bonus tracks), and in the US on July 25, 2006. It was preceded by the GyzmKid EP on May 9, 2006. This was the first album recorded with new drummer Casey Deitz after the departure of original drummer Logan Whitehurst

Logan Whitehurst

Logan Whitehurst , was an American musician. His career began as the drummer for the band Little Tin Frog from 1995 until 2000, although he is best known as a founding member of Californian indie rock band The Velvet Teen and as a solo artist performing under the name Logan Whitehurst and the...

, and features a more-noise rock

Noise rock

Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...

 sound as opposed to the baroque pop

Baroque pop

Baroque pop, Baroque rock, or English baroque, often used interchangeably with chamber pop/rock, is a pop and rock music subgenre which originated in the mid-1960s in the United Kingdom and United States...

 of previous album Elysium

Elysium (The Velvet Teen album)

Elysium is the second studio album from The Velvet Teen. It was first released in Japan on May 22, 2004, and in the US on July 20, 2004. A special edition version of the album was released in Japan only with a bonus DVD. The album was also pressed on double 10" vinyl and released through Pandacide...

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Track listing

All tracks by Judah Nagler

Judah Nagler

Judah Nagler is the singer for The Velvet Teen, an Indie/Baroque Pop band from Santa Rosa in Northern California. He was born on June 19, 1980.- Tin Circus :...

1. "333" – 3:35
2. "Flicking Clint" – 2:28
3. "Rhodekill" – 4:31
4. "False Profits" – 3:11
5. "Tokyoto" – 2:33
6. "Noi Boi" – 3:48
7. "Spin the Wink" – 4:35
8. "Bloom" – 2:42
9. "Building a Whale" – 3:29
10. "In a Steadman Spray" – 4:19
11. "Around the Roller Rink" – 3:41
12. "GyzmKid" – 4:13

Japan bonus tracks

13. "No One Gets the Best of Me" – 6:01
14. "Spin the Wink" (Little Cat Remix) – 4:36
15. "False Profits" (Cute Version) – 2:55

Credits

• Judah Nagler
  Judah Nagler
  Judah Nagler is the singer for The Velvet Teen, an Indie/Baroque Pop band from Santa Rosa in Northern California. He was born on June 19, 1980.- Tin Circus :...
  
   - vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming
• Josh Staples - bass, vocals
• Casey Deitz - drums, vocals
• Additional vocals on "False Profits" and "Noi Boi" by Ashley Allred.
• Illustrations by Judah Nagler, design and layout by Josh Staples and Judah Nagler.
• Recorded at Fashion Castle, Happy Acres, Ephriam's house, and Judah's house.