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A FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) version provides high-fidelity, CD-quality audio, preserving the intricate "spindly" high-register guitar riffs and "punchy" electronic drum beats noted by critics. Standard Tracklist

Zdar was a master of dynamic range. However, like many albums of 2010, the standard CD and MP3 releases were heavily compressed to sound loud on iPod earbuds. This "brick wall" limiting often squashes the transients—the sharp attack of Sam Halliday’s guitar pick or the snap of the snare drum.

: While some critics initially found the sound repetitive or "samey," it has since been praised as a "gateway" album that defined a specific era of guitar-driven synth-pop.

: Tourist History was a commercial and cultural success, winning the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year in 2010.