B Is for B-sides
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B Is for B-sides is a 12 track album by Less Than Jake
. It is composed of songs recorded for the album Anthem that did not make the release. The album was released in 2004 by Sire Records
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remix of the album (limited to 2000 copies) was offered for sale exclusively at live shows, and features 10 songs from this release, albeit remixed in an electronica
style .
Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...
. It is composed of songs recorded for the album Anthem that did not make the release. The album was released in 2004 by Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
. A techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
remix of the album (limited to 2000 copies) was offered for sale exclusively at live shows, and features 10 songs from this release, albeit remixed in an electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
style .
Track listing
- "Portrait of a Cigarette Smoker at 19" – 3:16
- "Sleep It Off" – 2:25
- "Last Rites to Sleepless Nights" – 2:18
- "Bridge and Tunnel Authority" – 3:28
- "Goodbye in Gasoline" – 2:33
- "A.S.A.O.K." – 2:08
- "Jay Frenzal" – 1:16
- "Showbiz? Science? Who Cares?" – 2:21
- "Sobriety is a Serious Business and Business isn't So Good" – 0:47
- "Nine-One-One to Anyone" – 2:22
- "Robots One, Humans Zero" – 2:42
- "National Anthem" – 2:12