Mentor Tormentor is the fifth studio album from Los Angeles indie rock band Earlimart. The album was released on August 21, 2007 in the US. On July 25, 2006, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released by Suicide Squeeze Records featuring the song "Answers and Questions." The single version of "Answers and Questions" is shorter in length and ends abruptly, whereas the album version ends on a crescendo.

Mentor Tormentor
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2007
RecordedThe Ship Studios, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California
GenreIndie rock
Length52:54
LabelMajor Domo Records
Shout! Factory
ProducerAaron Espinoza, Ariana Murray
Earlimart chronology
Treble and Tremble
(2004)
Mentor Tormentor
(2007)
Hymn and Her
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic(not rated) link
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10) link

Track listing edit

All songs written by Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray.

  1. "Fakey Fake" – 3:58
  2. "Answers and Questions" – 4:33
  3. "Nevermind the Phonecalls" – 3:34
  4. "Happy Alone" – 4:42
  5. "The Little Things" – 2:12
  6. "700>100" – 3:18
  7. "Everybody Knows Everybody" – 2:37
  8. "Don't Think About Me" – 4:18
  9. "Gonna Break Into Your Heart" – 3:32
  10. "Bloody Nose" – 4:46
  11. "The World" – 2:11
  12. "Just Because" – 5:18
  13. "Reprise" – 0:46
  14. "Nothing Is True" – 3:18
  15. "Cold Cold Heaven" – 3:51

Bonus disc edit

Released in limited quantities at select indie music stores only

  1. "Waiting for The Man" – 2:39
  2. "The Little Things" (Live from the Green Screen Sessions) – 2:22

Singles edit

  • Answers and Questions (July 25, 2006)
    • b/w: "Caruthers Boy"