on october 7, 2008, matador released fucked up's second album, "the chemistry of common life." it has received near-universal critical acclaim from publications such as the nme, the new york times, blender, pitchfork, alternative press, q magazine and many more. the band toured the eastern us in october, including a much-covered 12-hour long show on the bowery in new york on october 14. they were joined by musical guests including ezra koenig of vampire weekend, moby, john joseph of the cro-mags, members of endless boogie, les savy fav, dinosaur jr., and others.