Living with the Living is the fifth album by the Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 rock

Rock music

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 band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are an American rock band formed in 1999 in Washington, D.C. and currently recording for Matador Records. They have released six full-length studio albums and have toured internationally...

, released in 2007 by Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...

. It was the band's first album for the Touch and Go label and debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 at number 109, selling about 8,000 copies in its first week.. Music videos were filmed for the singles "Bomb. Repeat. Bomb." and "Colleen". The iTunes

ITunes

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 download version of the album included a bonus track entitled "The Vain Parade", while first-run copies of the CD version included the bonus Mo' Living

Mo' Living

Mo' Living is an EP by the Washington, D.C. rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, released in 2007 by Touch and Go Records. It is a bonus EP that was included with first run pressings of the band's album Living With the Living.-Track listing:...

EP

Extended play

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Track listing

All songs written by Ted Leo

Ted Leo

Theodore F. Leo , called "Ted," as a short form of "Theodore," is an American punk rock/indie rock songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, though he is most known for his singing and guitar playing...

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1. "Fourth World War" – 0:35
2. "The Sons of Cain" – 3:59
3. "Army Bound" – 3:11
4. "Who Do You Love?" – 4:14
5. "Colleen" – 3:05
6. "A Bottle of Buckie" – 3:11
7. "Bomb.Repeat.Bomb." – 3:18
8. "La Costa Brava" – 5:56
9. "Annunciation Day/Born on Christmas Day" – 1:33
10. "The Unwanted Things" – 4:33
11. "The Lost Brigade" – 7:28
12. "The World Stops Turning" – 3:26
13. "Some Beginner's Mind" – 3:50
14. "The Toro and the Toreador" – 6:09
15. "C.I.A." – 6:33
16. "The Vain Parade" (iTunes
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     bonus track) – 6:28

Personnel

• Ted Leo
  Ted Leo
  Theodore F. Leo , called "Ted," as a short form of "Theodore," is an American punk rock/indie rock songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, though he is most known for his singing and guitar playing...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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  , other instrumentation
• Dave Lerner – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Chris Wilson – drums
  Drum kit
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Album information

• Record label: Touch and Go Records
  Touch and Go Records
  Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
  
  
• Recorded September 24, 2006 – October 5, 2006 at Longview Farms in North Brookfield, Massachusetts
  North Brookfield, Massachusetts
  North Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,680 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place North Brookfield, please see the article North Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :North Brookfield...
  
   with engineering by Ian Neill, and October 8, 2006 – October 14, 2006 at Blind Spot Studios in Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
  
   with engineering by Brendan Canty
• Mixed October 15, 2006 – October 22, 2006 at Blind Spot Studios in Washington, D.C. by Ted Leo and Brendan Canty
• Mastered November 28, 2006 at SAE Studios in Phoenix, Arizona
  Phoenix, Arizona
  Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
  
  by Roger Seibel
• Design by Jodi V.B. and Ida Pearle
• Photography by Shawn Brackbill