The Curse, the Life, the Blood is a best of anthology of the first third studio album

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s released by Reykjavík

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-based indie rock

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 band Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling (band)

Singapore Sling is an indie band from Reykjavík, Iceland.As of 2011 they have released five albums and a best of compilation. Singapore Sling have supported The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their North American tours and covered Dirty Water a 1966 garage rock hit by The Standells in their debut album...

. The compilation was released in Germany on May 15, 2007 by local label 8mm Musik as an effort to increase the band's European exposure and "to prepare Europe for the upcoming live invasion" as "Singapore Sling are currently working on a new album to be released end of 2007".

In support to the compilation the band -now a quintet including a female bassist- toured continental Europe: Germany

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, France

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, Benelux

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, Denmark

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, Austria

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, Italy

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  and Czech Republic

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 in May 2007.

8mm Musik producers have selected 10 tracks, four tracks from The Curse of (2002), four other tracks from Life Is Killing My Rock 'N' Roll

Life Is Killing My Rock 'N' Roll

Life Is Killing My Rock 'N' Roll is the second studio album by Reykjavík-based indie rock band Singapore Sling. The album was released in Iceland by Sheptone Records then shortly after distributed in the United States by indie label Stinky Records in 2004.-Production:The album was recorded at...

(2004) and two last tracks from Taste the Blood of (2005). Some tracks like Heart of Chrome are slightly remixed to fit the compilation track list order as fading was used to merge the opening and ending of each track with each other.

The compilation is available as a CD (8mm002CD) or as downloadable MP3 on various legal platform services in Europe such as Finetunes, Fnac Music

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 or Emusic

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, it is even available as a vinyl LP (8mm002LP).

Track listing

1. "Overdriver" - 3:50
2. "Life Is Killing My Rock 'N' Roll" - 3:32
3. "Summer Garden" - 3:00
4. "Song For The Dead" - 4:12
5. "Heart of Chrome" - 3:13
6. "Nuthin' Ain't Bad" - 3:41
7. "Curse, Curse, Curse" - 3:11
8. "Long Past Crazy" - 4:13
9. "Sugar" - 4:13
10. "Guiding Light" - 6:12