Distractions (EP)

Distractions
EP by The Loved Ones
Released February 3, 2009
Recorded 2008
Genre Punk rock
Americana[1]
Length 15:49
Label Fat Wreck Chords
The Loved Ones chronology

Build & Burn
(2008)
Distractions
(2009)
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AbsolutePunk.net (84%) [2]
Allmusic [3]
Rockmidgets.com [4]

Distractions is the third release on Fat Wreck Chords by punk band The Loved Ones. It is an EP that consists of three original songs and three covers. The covers are "Johnny 99" by Bruce Springsteen from his 1982 solo album Nebraska, "Lovers Town Revisited" from Billy Bragg's 1983 album Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy, and "Coma Girl" by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros from their 2003 album Streetcore. "Spy Diddley" and "Lovers Town Revisited" are taken from the band's Keep Your Heart album sessions.

The track "Distracted" was released on the band's MySpace page on January 24, 2009.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Distracted"   3:15
2. "Last Call"   3:06
3. "Spy Diddley"   2:03
4. "Johnny 99" (Bruce Springsteen cover) 2:43
5. "Lovers Town Revisited" (Billy Bragg cover) 1:18
6. "Coma Girl" (Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros cover) 3:22

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