Simon is the second EP

Extended play

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 by American

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 indie band Dirty Little Rabbits

Dirty Little Rabbits

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. The EP was recorded and produced at the Sound Farm Studio & Recording Environment

Sound Farm Studio & Recording Environment

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 in Jamaica, Iowa

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 and was scheduled for release on January 20, 2009, however it was pushed back a week and released on January 27, 2009 through The End Records

The End Records

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. Simon was the first release by the band which will be available to a much wider range of people, whereas their first EP; Breeding

Breeding (EP)

Breeding is the first EP by American indie band Dirty Little Rabbits. It was released on August 15, 2007, for sale exclusively through the New York-based record shop Looney Tunes.-Personnel:* Stella Katsoudas - vocals* Ty Fyhrie - guitars...

was available only through select music stores in the United States.

Track listing

1. "Poor Poor Woman with Her Head in the Oven" - 4:03
2. "You Say" - 3:23
3. "Hello" - 4:12
4. "I'm So Beautiful" - 3:51
5. "Happy" - 3:29
6. "Same Mistakes" - 3:26

Personnel

• Stella Katsoudas
  Stella Soleil
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   - vocals
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• Ty Fyhrie - guitars
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• Jeff Karnowski - bass
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• Shawn Crahan - drums
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  , producer
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  , art direction, photography
• Mike Pfaff - keyboards
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• Matt Sepanic - mixing
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  , mastering
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  , engineering
• AJ Mogis - mixing, engineering
• Doug Van Sloun - mastering
• "Tadpoll" - engineering
• Ryan Martin - engineering