Handsome Western States

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Track listing

All songs written by Miles Kurosky, except where noted.

1. "Maroon Bible" – 3:23 (Cotton Seiler)
2. "Lay Low for the Letdown" – 3:32
3. "Disco: The Secretaries Blues" – 3:25
4. "The Rise and Fall or Our Hero's Reward" – 2:36
5. "I Love John, She Loves Paul" – 3:02
6. "Slo-Mo for the Masses" – 1:39
7. "I've Been Broken (I've Been Fixed)" – 2:25
8. "Queen of the Populists" – 2:24
9. "Shotgun Dedication" – 2:39
10. "Rust With Me" – 1:35
11. "Delta" – 4:17
12. "Dig the Subatomic Holdout #2" – 2:38

Japan Edition Bonus Tracks:

13. "When I Get To California" – 3:44
14. "Alpha Incipiens" – 1:55 (John Darnielle)

References

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