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Tears of the Valedictorian is a 2007 album by Canadian

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. It has received high critical praise, with Pitchfork Media

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declaring it "one of their best full-lengths to date" and "recommending" the album.

The album's first single, "Bushels," also received praise when it was released on Pitchfork on February 1.

Track listing

"Idle Songs" – 2:24
"Caravan Breakers, They Prey on the Weak and the Old" – 7:35
""Stockades"" – 3:27
"Reform the Countryside" – 5:24
"The Policy Merchant, the Silver Bay" 2:31
"Evil Energy, the Ill Twin of..." – 2:42
"...Eagle Energy" – 1:52
"Bushels" – 9:13
"My Boats They Go" – 1:02

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