Cum Laude! Explained

Cum Laude!
Type:Album
Artist:The Velvet Teen
Cover:Velvetteencumlaude.jpg
Released:July 25, 2006
Recorded:2005–2006
Genre:Indie rock
Length:43:32
Label:Slowdance Records
Producer:The Velvet Teen, Ephriam Nagler
Prev Title:Elysium
Prev Year:2004

Cum Laude! is the third studio album by The Velvet Teen. It was first released in Japan on June 28, 2006 (featuring three bonus tracks), and in the US on July 25, 2006. It was preceded by the GyzmKid EP on May 9, 2006. This is the first album recorded with drummer Casey Deitz after the departure of original drummer Logan Whitehurst, and features a more IDM-influenced noise rock sound as opposed to the baroque pop of previous album, Elysium.

Track listing

  1. "333" – 3:35
  2. "Flicking Clint" – 2:28
  3. "Rhodekill" – 4:31
  4. "False Profits" – 3:11
  5. "Tokyoto" – 2:33
  6. "Noi Boi" – 3:48
  7. "Spin the Wink" – 4:35
  8. "Bloom" – 2:42
  9. "Building a Whale" – 3:29
  10. "In a Steadman Spray" – 4:19
  11. "Around the Roller Rink" – 3:41
  12. "GyzmKid" – 4:13
Japan bonus tracks
  1. "No One Gets the Best of Me" – 6:01
  2. "Spin the Wink" (Little Cat Remix) – 4:36
  3. "False Profits" (Cute Version) – 2:55

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