Track listing

1. "Sell You Beautiful" (Embree, Steve Choi) – 3:37
2. "Prophetic" (Embree, Choi) – 4:54
3. "Newsstand Rock (Exposition)" – 2:52
4. "Overcome (The Recapitulation)" – 3:46
5. "Never Slept So Soundly" – 5:41
6. "Taking Chase as the Serpent Slithers" – 4:41
7. "Republic" (Embree, Chris Sheets) – 4:17
8. "Mastering the List" (Embree, Choi) – 7:23
9. "Falling Down the Mountain" (Embree, Choi) – 5:30
10. "Dinna-Dawg (And the Inevitable Onset of Lunacy)" (Embree, Choi) – 6:36
11. "Pal-Treaux" – 4:38
12. "Decrescendo" (Embree, Choi) – 5:47

Personnel

• Matthew Embree – vocals, guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Steve Choi – guitar, keyboards
  Synthesizer
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• Steven Jess Borth II. – saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
  , keyboards, backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Chris Sheets – trombone
  Trombone
  The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
  
  , backing vocals, percussion
• Joseph Troy – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Christopher Tsagakis – drums
  Drum kit
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Additional notes

• Guitars, bass, drums, and some keyboards on this album were all recorded live. Vocals, horns, percussion and additional keyboard parts were then overdubbed. They only allowed themselves a limited number of takes for each parts. Once a take was recorded, it was left as it was, with no post-thought interference.

• Previously responsible for writing all the material, Embree this time shared songwriting duties with Steve Choi.

• Also of note is the album cover, entitled "Predictable", which was originally a painting by Aaron Nagel
  Aaron Nagel
  Aaron Nagel is the original trumpet player for punk rock/ska core act Link 80, born and raised in Berkeley, California. He currently plays guitar in the band DESA with other former Link 80 members Ryan Noble, Adam Davis, and Barry Krippine....
  
  , a Bay Area
  San Francisco Bay Area
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   artist and member of both Link 80
  Link 80
  -Band history:Link 80 started in late 1993 in the East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members played around town as Drano, The Rag-Tags, and Mr...
  
   and DESA
  Desa (band)
  Desa is a rock band from Oakland, California. The band is currently signed to and released its second album in 2006. The band recently completed a two-month US tour with labelmates Rx Bandits to help promote the new album...
  
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• The album also includes a DVD featuring live performances of "Sell You Beautiful," "Who Would've Thought," and "Progress;" an acoustic performance by Matt Embree of "Overcome (The Recapitulation);" a 4-minute interview with Matt about the recording of The Resignation; and a collection of live and studio photos.

• The first pressing of the DVD had audio synchronization problems with the live video segments. This was caused by an oversight of audio encoding. Drive Thru has since fixed the problem for subsequent pressings.