, ▁only ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁drum ▁tracks ▁and ▁the ▁vocals ▁on ▁" Ag or aph ob ia " ▁were ▁treated . ▁Of ▁the ▁musical ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁material , ▁Brad ford ▁C ox ▁has ▁said ▁" I ' m ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁micro - structure . ▁I ▁want ▁things ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lot ▁shorter , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁there ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁much ▁long - wind ed ness ▁to ▁it ." ▁The ▁band ▁premier ed ▁the ▁album ▁live ▁at ▁Brook lyn ' s ▁Market ▁Hotel ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁A ▁bonus ▁disc , ▁We ird ▁Era ▁Cont ., ▁was ▁released ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁" S aved ▁By ▁Old ▁Times " ▁features ▁an ▁appearance ▁by ▁Cole ▁Alexander ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Li ps . ▁His ▁appearance ▁was ▁recorded ▁over ▁an ▁i Ch at ▁session . ▁ ▁Vin yl ▁versions ▁The ▁original ▁pressing ▁of ▁the ▁vin yl ▁on ▁K ran ky ▁was ▁one ▁white ▁vin yl ▁LP , ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁panel ▁jack et ▁with ▁different ▁art work ▁than ▁the ▁CD ▁( see ▁alternate ▁art work ), ▁and ▁came ▁with ▁We ird ▁Era ▁Cont . ▁on ▁CD ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁paper ▁sle e ve . ▁Since ▁the ▁album ▁has ▁gained ▁popular ity , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁another ▁pressing , ▁with ▁both ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁being ▁pressed ▁on ▁black ▁vin yl ▁in ▁a ▁gate fold ▁jack et ▁with ▁the ▁orange ▁art work ▁originally ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁CD . ▁ ▁Re