A Writer's Reference
EP by Halifax
Released	January 27, 2004 January 25, 2005 (re-release)
Recorded	Love Juice Labs (Riverside, California)
Genre	Rock, pop punk
Length	24:25
Label	No Milk, Drive-Thru
Producer	Halifax
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Start Back at Start (2003) A Writer's Reference EP (2004) The Inevitability of a Strange World (2006) Drive-Thru Records release (2005)

A Writer's Reference is an EP from Halifax, released on 27 January 2004 on No Milk Records. It was re-released on 25 January 2005 on No Milk and Drive-Thru Records, featuring a bonus track, thoroughly revised artwork and an enhanced CD portion with a video interview and the music video to "Sydney". The song was written about singer Mike Hunau's grandfather, Sydney Marcus.

The re-release also featured a sampler CD with many artists from Drive-Thru Records and Rushmore Records such as: Socratic and Houston Calls.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sydney" (Mike Hunau) – 3:12
2. "A Writer's Reference" (Hunau) – 4:07
3. "I Hate Your Eyes" (Hunau, Chris Brandt) – 3:51
4. "Broken Glass Syndrome" (Hunau, Brandt) – 3:35
5. "The Next Two Weeks" (Hunau) – 4:25
6. "Scarlet Letter Part 2" (Hunau) – 5:10

Bonus track:

7. "Sydney (Acoustic)" (Hunau) – 4:35

[edit] Credits

• Chris Brandt – guitar, vocals
• Kevin Donlon – bass
• Tommy Guindon – drums
• Mike Hunau – vocals, bass on re-release
• Adam Trabish – guitar