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This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank process as "a lot more cohesive and diverse and fun." The album features guest appearances from Conor O'Brien of Villagers and Richie Egan of Jape. The album art is seen as depicting two zebras with a "Tron-style neon landscape" which is seen as aptly describing the feeling behind the album itself. The track titled "(-_-)" is named after the Japanese emoticon that translates to "meh". Choice Music Prize This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank is the second studio album by Irish math rock band