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 Fucked Up: The Year of the Dragon

Posted by Loren on March 4, 2014

Fucked Up: The Year of the Dragon
Fucked Up - Year of the Dragon

Fucked Up will release the sixth installment in their zodiac series of releases, The Year of the Dragon, scheduled for release on Tankcrimes. Side A will containa 17-minute song with Side B housing covers of Cardboard Brains and The Ugly songs. It will be available on CD and digitally in addition to the vinyl release. 

The band will play SXSW and Brainsqueeze Fest later this spring.

Year Of The Dragon Track Listing:

1. Year Of The Dragon

2. I Wanna Be A Yank (Cardboard Brains)

3. Disorder (The Ugly)

FUCKED UP Live:

3/13/2014 French Legation Museum (Pitchfork Day Party) - Austin, TX

3/13/2014 Mohawk (Stereogum Party) - Austin, TX

3/13/2014 Scoot Inn (Converse/Thrasher Death Match) - Austin, TX

3/14/2014 Empire Control Room (Altamont Party) - Austin, TX w/ Powertrip

4/19/2014 Oakland Metro @ Brainsqueeze Fest II - Oakland, CA

Fucked Up: The Year of the Dragon
Fucked Up - Year of the Dragon

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