Oh Perilous World!
Studio album by Rasputina
Released	June 26, 2007
Genre	Alternative Rock, Cello Rock
Label	Filthy Bonnet
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Oh Perilous World, the sixth full length album from chamber-rock trio Rasputina, was performed by the band's creator cellist/lead singer Melora Creager and drummer Jonathon TeBeest with second chair Sarah Bowman contributing additional vocals. The album was released by the Filthy Bonnet Recording Co. with distribution through Ryko. ^[1] A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Prefix logo Prefix Magazine is an online resource for daily music reviews, interviews, features and breaking news. ... Image File history File links Stars10065. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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Track Listing

All tracks written by Melora Creager.

1. "1816, The Year Without a Summer" - 4:23
2. "Choose Me For Champion" - 2:36
3. "Cage In A Cave" - 3:50
4. "Incident In A Medical Clinic" - 3:52
5. "Draconian Crackdown" - 4:02
6. "Child Soldier Rebellion" - 3:49
7. "Oh Bring Back The Egg Unbroken" - 3:55
8. "Old Yellowcake Breaking News" - 0:35
9. "In Old Yellowcake" - 4:05
10. "We Stay Behind" - 3:19
11. "A Retinue Of Moons / The Infidel Is Me" - 7:05
12. "The Pruning" - 4:18