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Crimes is the fourth studio album by the American post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers released on...

Crimes is the fourth studio album by the American post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers released on October 12, 2004. It is their second major label album and their first for V2 (a Virgin Records subsidy). Produced by John Goodmanson, the album was recorded in two months in the band's home town of Seattle and is currently ranked on Metacritic's list of the 200 best-reviewed albums, with a score of 85. All songs written by The Blood Brothers. 2009 Re-issue The album originally leaked as a 19-track unmastered CD. The following tracks were on the leaked version but did not make the final version of the album: Of the cut tracks, "Ladies and Gentlemen," "Metronomes," and the alternate version of "Crimes" were released on the band's Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wreck EP released in 2006. Much of the lyrics for the album are a political reaction to the mass media and the military policy of the Bush administration, inspired heavily by the election year of 2004. “I thought the collective dissent of our generation would bring about positive change. When that didn’t happen I felt like the bottom had fallen out.” -Jordan Blilie Additional Musicians: 1st Pressing: 333 copies 2nd Pressing: