Inches is an album by Les Savy Fav

Les Savy Fav

Les Savy Fav is a New York City indie rock band. Their style is influenced by art rock and post-hardcore. The group is known for the stage presence of lead singer Tim Harrington...

. Initial pressings of the CD came with a DVD featuring live performances, music videos and photos.

The album is a collection of singles from 1995–2004, containing many songs that were previously available on vinyl

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 only. Among the tracks is "The Sweat Descends" which later became a single and was placed on several Best of 2004 rankings. "Meet Me in the Dollar Bin" is a song about one-hit wonder

One-hit wonder

A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...

s and bands that fall out of style. The song "Reformat" is recorded in two versions: a live version from a concert with fans providing extra vocals and a six-minute 'radio play' about a submarine captain who is executed by guillotine in a football stadium.

Track listing

1. "Meet Me in the Dollar Bin" - 4:21
2. "Hold On to Your Genre" - 5:16
3. "We'll Make a Lover of You" - 3:43
4. "Fading Vibes" - 3:58
5. "The Sweat Descends" - 4:15
6. "Knowing How the World Works" - 4:49
7. "Hello Halo, Goodbye Glands" - 3:53
8. "Obsessed With The Excess" - 4:05
9. "One Way Widow" - 3:18
10. "Yawn. Yawn, Yawn" - 2:56
11. "No Sleeves" - 4:14
12. "Reprobates Resume" - 3:23
13. "Reformat (Dramatic Reading)" - 6:10
14. "Reformat (Live)" - 2:55
15. "Bringing Us Down" - 3:04
16. "Our Coastal Hymn" - 4:20
17. "Blackouts on Thursday" - 3:27
18. "Rodeo" - 2:20