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Blood on the Wall "Awesomer", the band's second record was released on September 9, 2005 by The Social Registry. With their second record, Blood on the Wall managed to garner praise in the press. Writer Brandon Stosuy in his "Village Voice" review suggested the record sounded as if "Mudhoney was covering [Sonic Youth's] Day Dream Nation". Favorable coverage followed in media outlets such as Pitchfork Media, "Rolling Stone", "Spin", "Time Out New York", and "Tokion". The band spent the rest of the fall on tour with Black Dice and later, with label mates Psychic Ills, ending the year by playing Pitchfork's New Years Party