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Les Savy Fav
Knowing How the World Works / The Sweat Descends

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Knowing How the World Works / The Sweat Descends

Release date: 2004

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"Knowing How the World Works / The Sweat Descends" is a single by Les Savy Fav, released 2004. Dork has published 4 articles about Les Savy Fav.

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Les Savy Fav

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Knowing How the World Works / The Sweat Descends

2004Single

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Void MoonOUI, LSF

World Got GreatOUI, LSF

Legendary TippersOUI, LSF

Somebody Needs A HugOUI, LSF

Mischief NightOUI, LSF

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Oi! DivisionOUI, LSF

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Let’s Get Out of HereRoot for Ruin

Excess EnergiesRoot for Ruin

Calm DownRoot for Ruin

High and UnhingedRoot for Ruin

AppetitesRoot for Ruin

Lips n' StuffRoot for Ruin

PoltergeistRoot for Ruin

Let's Get Out of HereRoot for Ruin

Clear SpiritsRoot for Ruin

Dear CrutchesRoot for Ruin

Sleepless In SilverlakeRoot for Ruin

Dirty KnailsRoot for Ruin

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Kiss Kiss Is Getting OldLet’s Stay Friends

Comes and GoesLet’s Stay Friends

What Would Wolves Do?Let’s Stay Friends

The Year Before the Year 2000Let’s Stay Friends

Pots and PansLet’s Stay Friends

Brace YourselfLet’s Stay Friends

Rage In the Plague AgeLet’s Stay Friends

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The Lowest BitterLet’s Stay Friends

Slugs In the ShrubsLet’s Stay Friends

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When You Wake Up a Snake

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Bringing Us DownInches

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No SleevesInches

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Reformat (Live)Inches

The Sweat DescendsInches

Our Coastal HymnInches

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Hold On to Your GenreInches

Knowing How the World WorksInches

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Yawn, Yawn, Yawn / One Way Window

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Obsessed With the Excess / Hello Halo, Goodbye Glands

Crawling Can Be BeautifulGo Forth

Bloom On DemandGo Forth

AdopductionGo Forth

One to ThreeGo Forth

Bonus TrackGo Forth

The SlipGo Forth

Reprobate's ResumeGo Forth

Tragic MonstersGo Forth

Disco DriveGo Forth

Daily DaresGo Forth

No SleevesGo Forth

Reprobate's Resumé / No Sleeves

RomeROME (Written Upside Down)

I.C. TimerROME (Written Upside Down)

In These WoodsROME (Written Upside Down)

Asleepers UnionROME (Written Upside Down)

Hide Me from Next FebruaryROME (Written Upside Down)

ROME (Written Upside Down)ROME (Written Upside Down)

The EndThe Cat and the Cobra

ReformatThe Cat and the Cobra

Who Rocks the PartyThe Cat and the Cobra

We've Got BoxesThe Cat and the Cobra

Dishonest Don Part IThe Cat and the Cobra

Dishonest Don Part IIThe Cat and the Cobra

This IncentiveThe Cat and the Cobra

Wake Up!The Cat and the Cobra

The OrchardThe Cat and the Cobra

TitanThe Cat and the Cobra

Roadside MemorialThe Cat and the Cobra

Our Coastal Hymn / Bringing Us Down

Rodeo / Blackouts on Thursdays

Raise Bulidings3/5

Scout's Honor3/5

False Starts3/5

New Teen Anthem3/5

Les Savy Fav — Let’s Get Out of Here (from Root for Ruin)

Les Savy Fav — Excess Energies (from Root for Ruin) [3:04]

Les Savy Fav — Calm Down (from Root for Ruin) [2:46]

Les Savy Fav — High and Unhinged (from Root for Ruin) [3:54]

Les Savy Fav — Appetites (from Root for Ruin) [3:33]

Les Savy Fav — Lips n' Stuff (from Root for Ruin) [3:48]

Les Savy Fav — Poltergeist (from Root for Ruin) [3:42]

Les Savy Fav — Let's Get Out of Here (from Root for Ruin) [3:34]

Les Savy Fav — Clear Spirits (from Root for Ruin) [3:53]

Les Savy Fav — Dear Crutches (from Root for Ruin) [4:14]

Les Savy Fav — Sleepless In Silverlake (from Root for Ruin) [3:42]

Les Savy Fav — Dirty Knails (from Root for Ruin) [3:07]

Les Savy Fav — Precision Auto

Les Savy Fav — Year Before The Year 2000 (from Let’s Stay Friends)

Les Savy Fav — Scotchgard The Credit Card (from Let’s Stay Friends)

Les Savy Fav — Kiss Kiss Is Getting Old (from Let’s Stay Friends) [3:19]

Les Savy Fav — Comes and Goes (from Let’s Stay Friends) [3:01]

Les Savy Fav — What Would Wolves Do? (from Let’s Stay Friends) [2:57]

Les Savy Fav — The Year Before the Year 2000 (from Let’s Stay Friends) [2:26]

Les Savy Fav — Pots and Pans (from Let’s Stay Friends) [2:38]

Les Savy Fav — Brace Yourself (from Let’s Stay Friends) [4:14]

Les Savy Fav — Rage In the Plague Age (from Let’s Stay Friends) [2:43]

Les Savy Fav — Patty Lee (from Let’s Stay Friends) [3:52]

Les Savy Fav — The Equestrian (from Let’s Stay Friends) [3:28]

Les Savy Fav — The Lowest Bitter (from Let’s Stay Friends) [4:21]

Les Savy Fav — Slugs In the Shrubs (from Let’s Stay Friends) [2:41]

Les Savy Fav — Scotchguard the Credit Card (from Let’s Stay Friends) [3:06]

Les Savy Fav — Accidental Deaths

Les Savy Fav — Raise Buildings (from 3/5)

Les Savy Fav — Je TAime (from 3/5)

Les Savy Fav — When You Wake Up a Snake [3:02]

Les Savy Fav — Raging In the Plague Age [2:52]

Les Savy Fav — Bringing Us Down (from Inches) [3:04]

Les Savy Fav — Reprobates Resume (from Inches) [3:23]

Les Savy Fav — Fading Vibes (from Inches) [3:59]

Les Savy Fav — We'll Make a Lover of You (from Inches) [3:44]

Les Savy Fav — Reformat (Dramatic Reading) (from Inches) [2:55]

Les Savy Fav — Rodeo (from Inches) [2:20]

Les Savy Fav — Hello Halo, Goodbye Glands (from Inches) [3:54]

Les Savy Fav — Meet Me In the Dollar Bin (from Inches) [4:21]

Les Savy Fav — Obsessed With the Excess (from Inches) [4:06]

Les Savy Fav — Blackouts On Thursday (from Inches) [3:27]

Les Savy Fav — No Sleeves (from Inches) [4:15]

Les Savy Fav — Yawn, Yawn, Yawn (from Inches) [2:57]

Les Savy Fav — Reformat (Live) (from Inches) [6:11]

Les Savy Fav — The Sweat Descends (from Inches) [4:15]

Les Savy Fav — Our Coastal Hymn (from Inches) [4:20]

Les Savy Fav — One Way Widow (from Inches) [3:18]

Les Savy Fav — Hold On to Your Genre (from Inches) [5:17]

Les Savy Fav — Knowing How the World Works (from Inches) [4:49]

Les Savy Fav — Hold Onto Your Genre / Meet Me in the Dollar Bin

Les Savy Fav — Fading Vibes / We'll Make a Lover of You

Les Savy Fav — Yawn, Yawn, Yawn / One Way Window

Les Savy Fav — Yawn, Yawn, Yawn [2:57]

Les Savy Fav — Obsessed With the Excess / Hello Halo, Goodbye Glands

Les Savy Fav — Pills (from Go Forth) [3:29]

Les Savy Fav — Crawling Can Be Beautiful (from Go Forth) [2:51]

Les Savy Fav — Bloom On Demand (from Go Forth) [6:35]

Les Savy Fav — Adopduction (from Go Forth) [3:27]

Les Savy Fav — One to Three (from Go Forth) [2:50]

Les Savy Fav — Bonus Track (from Go Forth) [2:57]

Les Savy Fav — The Slip (from Go Forth) [2:50]

Les Savy Fav — Reprobate's Resume (from Go Forth) [3:14]

Les Savy Fav — Tragic Monsters (from Go Forth) [3:13]

Les Savy Fav — Disco Drive (from Go Forth) [4:09]

Les Savy Fav — Daily Dares (from Go Forth) [3:13]

Les Savy Fav — No Sleeves (from Go Forth) [4:08]

Les Savy Fav — Reprobate's Resumé / No Sleeves

Les Savy Fav — Rome (from ROME (Written Upside Down))

Les Savy Fav — I.C. Timer (from ROME (Written Upside Down)) [2:41]

Les Savy Fav — In These Woods (from ROME (Written Upside Down)) [3:02]

Les Savy Fav — Asleepers Union (from ROME (Written Upside Down)) [5:13]

Les Savy Fav — Hide Me from Next February (from ROME (Written Upside Down)) [2:51]

Les Savy Fav — ROME (Written Upside Down) (from ROME (Written Upside Down)) [4:01]

Les Savy Fav — The End (from The Cat and the Cobra) [3:22]

Les Savy Fav — Reformat (from The Cat and the Cobra) [3:12]

Les Savy Fav — Who Rocks the Party (from The Cat and the Cobra) [2:32]

Les Savy Fav — We've Got Boxes (from The Cat and the Cobra) [4:00]

Les Savy Fav — Dishonest Don Part I (from The Cat and the Cobra) [1:34]

Les Savy Fav — Dishonest Don Part II (from The Cat and the Cobra) [3:58]

Les Savy Fav — This Incentive (from The Cat and the Cobra) [3:20]

Les Savy Fav — Wake Up! (from The Cat and the Cobra) [3:22]

Les Savy Fav — The Orchard (from The Cat and the Cobra) [3:19]

Les Savy Fav — Titan (from The Cat and the Cobra) [14:56]

Les Savy Fav — Roadside Memorial (from The Cat and the Cobra) [6:20]

Les Savy Fav — Our Coastal Hymn / Bringing Us Down

Les Savy Fav — Rodeo / Blackouts on Thursdays

Les Savy Fav — Pluto (from 3/5) [2:50]

Les Savy Fav — Raise Bulidings (from 3/5) [2:36]

Les Savy Fav — Cut It Out (from 3/5) [2:23]

Les Savy Fav — Cassolette (from 3/5) [2:52]

Les Savy Fav — Scout's Honor (from 3/5) [3:13]

Les Savy Fav — Blackouts (from 3/5) [3:16]

Les Savy Fav — Je T'Aime (from 3/5) [4:58]

Les Savy Fav — False Starts (from 3/5) [4:16]

Les Savy Fav — New Teen Anthem (from 3/5) [2:54]

Les Savy Fav — Intro (from 3/5) [3:15]

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3:27
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3:04
Fading VibesInches
3:59
Hello Halo, Goodbye GlandsInches
3:54
Hold On to Your GenreInches
5:17
Knowing How the World WorksInches
4:49
Meet Me In the Dollar BinInches
4:21
No SleevesInches
4:15
Obsessed With the ExcessInches
4:06
One Way WidowInches
3:18

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