Let's Get Out of This Country is the third LP from the indie pop

Indie pop

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 band Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura (band)

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It was produced by Jari Haapalainen

Jari Haapalainen

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 of The Bear Quartet

The Bear Quartet

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. "Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken" was played over the opening credits of the film P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You (film)

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and Over Her Dead Body

Over Her Dead Body

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Reception

The music online magazine

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 Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

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 placed Let's Get Out of This Country at number 179 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.

The indie music magazine Under the Radar

Under the Radar (magazine)

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ranked the album fourth in its list of the Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009).

Track listing

1. "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" – 3:49
2. "Tears for Affairs" – 4:04
3. "Come Back Margaret" – 3:47
4. "Dory Previn" – 4:16
5. "The False Contender" – 3:38
6. "Let's Get Out of This Country" – 3:21
7. "Country Mile" – 3:59
8. "If Looks Could Kill" – 3:29
9. "I Need All the Friends I Can Get" – 3:18
10. "Razzle Dazzle Rose" – 5:28