The Lost Riots is the debut album

Album

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 by Chichester

Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...

-based rock band Hope of the States

Hope of the States

Hope of the States were an English post rock-influenced indie band from Chichester.-Members:* Sam Herlihy - vocals, guitar, piano, music boxes, glockenspiels, mellotron, sampler, celeste, harmonium* Michael Hibbert - guitar, harmonica, backing vocals...

. Released to widespread critical acclaim in 2004, it was a bittersweet moment for the band following the suicide of guitarist

Guitarist

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 James Lawrence in January 2004. The album was recorded at studios in Ireland

Ireland

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, and thought to be recorded partly in Russia

Russia

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, before the finishing touches were put together at Real World Studios in Bath.

Track listing

1. "The Black Amnesias" – 4:40
2. "Enemies/Friends" – 4:41
3. "66 Sleepers to Summer" – 5:00
4. "Don't Go to Pieces" – 4:47
5. "The Red the White the Black the Blue" – 3:40
6. "Black Dollar Bills" – 6:54
7. "George Washington" – 3:26
8. "Me Ves Y Sufres" – 5:33
9. "Sadness On My Back" – 3:58
10. "Nehemiah" – 4:09
11. "Goodhorsehymn" – 3:53
12. "1776" – 5:05
13. "A Crack-Up at the Race Riots" (hidden) – 4:47

The hidden track

Hidden track

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 "A Crack Up at the Race Riots

A Crack Up at the Race Riots

A Crack Up at the Race Riots is a novel written by Harmony Korine, writer of such cult films Kids, and Ken Park. He is also writer/director of Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Mister Lonely, and Trash Humpers...

" can be accessed by leaving the album to play or by fast-forwarding, after the last official song "1776". Shortly after the 10-minute mark, the song begins; it is the 'fastest' sounding song on the album and also the darkest. The name is based on a book by Harmony Korine

Harmony Korine

The story is told from the perspective of a young man suffering from untreated schizophrenia, played by Ewen Bremner, as he tries to understand his deteriorating world. Julien's abusive father is played by Werner Herzog...

and for legal reasons, the band couldn't include as a proper track.