Plays Pretty for Baby is the second album by the American

United States

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 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band Nation of Ulysses

Nation of Ulysses

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Tracks 14-16 on the CD are not on the original album, and are taken from the 7" EP Birth of a Ulysses Aesthetic.

The song "The Sound of Jazz to Come" references A Love Supreme

A Love Supreme

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by John Coltrane multiple times through its lyrics, while the title of this song references the similarly titled Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman

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 album The Shape of Jazz to Come

The Shape of Jazz to Come

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Track listing

1. "N-Sub Ulysses" − 3:32
2. "A Comment on Ritual" − 2:27
3. "The Hickey Underworld" − 2:50
4. "Perpetual Motion Machine" − 2:33
5. "N.O.U. Future Vision Hypothesis" − 3:09
6. "50,000 Watts of Goodwill" − 4:05
7. "Maniac Dragstrip" − 2:59
8. "Last Train to Cool" − 3:27
9. "Shakedown" − 3:27
10. "Mockingbird, Yeah!" − 2:59
11. "Depression III" − 3:27
12. "S.S. Exploder" − 2:27
13. "The Kingdom of Heaven Must Be Taken by Storm" − 2:12
14. "The Sound of Jazz to Come" − 4:42
15. "N.O.U.S.P.T.D.A." − 2:51
16. "Presidents of Vice" − 2:35