{{About|the EP by The Naked and Famous|the album by The Dandy Warhols|This Machine (album)}} {{Infobox album | name = This Machine | type = ep | artist = The Naked and Famous | cover = This_Machine_Album_Art.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2008|05|05}} | recorded = 2008 | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock | length = {{Duration|m=19|s=20}} | label = Round Trip Mars | producer = {{flatlist| * Aaron Short * Thom Powers }} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = No Light | next_year = 2008 }}
'''''This Machine''''' is the debut extended play released by a New Zealand band, The Naked and Famous. It was released on May 5 of 2008.<ref name="itunesnz">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/this-machine-ep/278307550|title=This Machine – EP|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2008 |access-date=30 October 2010}}</ref>
==Critical reception== ''Sunday Star Times'' reviewer Grant Smithies<ref>{{cite web | url=https://muckrack.com/grant-smithies | title = Grant Smithies on Muck Rack}}</ref> said "I’ve no doubt these songs will still be lighting my fuse long after 2008 has shuddered to a close."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/401456|title=CD review: ''This Machine'' – The Naked and Famous|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=2 May 2008}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | headline = This Machine | title14 = | length14 = | title15 = | length15 = | title16 = | length16 = | title17 = | length17 = | title18 = | length18 = | title19 = | length19 = | title20 = | length20 = | total_length = 19:20 | title1 = Kill the Littleblackdots | length1 = 2:44 | title2 = Serenade | length2 = 2:43 | title3 = Meeting People Sucks | length3 = 2:26 | title4 = Part 1 | length4 = 2:10 | title5 = Post | length5 = 5:39 | title6 = Spies Spies Spies | length6 = 3:38 | title7 = | length7 = | title8 = | length8 = | title9 = | length9 = | title10 = | length10 = | title11 = | length11 = | title12 = | length12 = | title13 = | length13 = }}
== Personnel == Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''This Machine''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=This Machine|type=CD liner notes|others=The Naked and Famous|year=2008|publisher=Round Trip Mars, Universal|id=CAT 99904, RTM2011}}</ref>
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Visuals and imagery * Joel Kefali – art, design * Campbell Hooper – art, design * Troy Photography – photography * Special Problems – photography
;Instruments * Ben Knapp – bass (tracks: 2, 6) * Jordan Clark – live drums (tracks: 2, 5–6)
{{col-2}} ;Technical and production * Aaron Short – engineering, mixing, production * Thom Powers – engineering, mixing, production * Ben Knapp – engineering elements (tracks: 1–2, 5–6) * Angus McNaughton – mastering {{col-2}} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable" ! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalogue |- | New Zealand<ref name="itunesnz" /> | rowspan="2"| 5 May 2008 | rowspan="2"| Round Trip Mars | CD, Digital download | CAT 99904, RTM2011 |- | Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/this-machine-ep/278307550|title=This Machine – EP|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2008 |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="6"| Digital download | rowspan="6"| — |- | Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/this-machine-ep/455311073|title=This Machine – EP|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2011 |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| 16 August 2011 | rowspan="5"| Somewhat Damaged |- | United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-machine-ep/455311073|title=This Machine – EP|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2011 |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> |- | Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/this-machine-ep/470506574|title=This Machine – EP|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2011 |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 4 November 2011 |- | Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/this-machine-ep/470506574|title=This Machine – EP|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2011 |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> |- | United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/this-machine-ep/470506574|title=This Machine – EP|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2011 |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> |}
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Category:2008 debut EPs Category:Alternative rock EPs Category:The Naked and Famous albums