This Vital Chapter is the first album from The Panda Band, released in Australia on 8 May 2006 and in the United States on 12 September 2006 - subtitled 'We're Almost Not Even Here'. The album features new recordings of radio favourites "Sleepy Little Deathtoll Town" (which reached #73 on Triple J's Hottest 100), "Eyelashes" and the most recent "Ghosts Have The Best Time". The US release, under the Filter US Recordings label, provided a different track listing to the Australian release. The album was nominated for the Most Popular Album award at the 2007 West Australian Music Industry Awards. Following the appearance of the band at SXSW in 2007 and subsequent tour of the United States the album received airplay in various cities across the United States.

Track listing (AUS)

Track listing (US)

Personnel

The Panda Band

Additional musicians

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