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Bishop Allen and the Broken String
Studio album by Bishop Allen
Released	July 24, 2007
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:19
Label	Dead Oceans
Producer	Justin Rice, Christian Rudder
Bishop Allen chronology
Charm School (2003) Bishop Allen and the Broken String (2007) Grrr... (2009)

Bishop Allen and the Broken String is the second full-length album by the indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was released on July 24, 2007.

Ten of the twelve tracks are re-workings of selections from the 12 EP project the band did in 2006.

Track listing

1. "The Monitor" – 3:42
2. "Rain" – 3:36
3. "Click, Click, Click, Click" – 3:08
4. "The Chinatown Bus" – 3:22
5. "Flight 180" – 5:10
6. "Like Castanets" – 3:17
7. "Butterfly Nets" – 3:12
8. "Shrinking Violet" – 1:51
9. "Corazon" – 4:21
10. "Middle Management" – 2:43
11. "Choose Again" – 3:12
12. "The News from Your Bed" – 2:45

Many uncommon instrumental arrangements are found in The Broken String, such as "Butterfly Nets" (ukulele, saxophone) or "Shrinking Violets" (banjo, oboe).

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1078475
2. "Bishop Allen: Bishop Allen & the Broken String: Pitchfork Record Review". www.pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
3. "| RFB".

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