Word: ep
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...it’s embodied in their follow-up, “Microcastle.”In terms of form, “Microcastle” sheds both the pretension of “Cryptograms” and the monotony of the band’s last release, the EP “Fluorescent Grey.” The album is a mild, atmospheric, and irresistibly catchy progression of dreamy, post-shoegaze pop, anchored in conventional rock structures and traditions. The waltzing, operatic opener, “Cover Me (Slowly),” only drifts in its guitar-effect cloud...
Wide-eyed and twitching, Born Ruffians’ eponymous debut EP was as excitable as a six-year-old waiting in line for a SpongeBob ice pop. Thumping cuts like “I’m One of Those Girls” gained the Midland, Ontario trio loads of attention in the blogosphere, and tours with indie heavyweights Hot Chip and Peter, Björn and John have helped them establish a pretty sizeable fan base for such a young band. Their sophomore effort and first full album, “Red, Yellow & Blue...
Anyone who’s ever read, talked, or thought about rock albums has often come across this criticism: “This would be so much better as an EP.” Many musicians have a habit of building LPs around a couple of good songs and devoting the rest of the space to uninspired filler tracks. They seem to prefer making long, mediocre records when they could create succinct, exciting ones. So when a band recording an EP decides to extend it to an LP, it’s usually for the worse—unless...
...sardonic, on-point criticism of bullshit hipsters that nonetheless manages to be hip.To round it all out, Jacksonville, Florida group Black Kids have put out a remarkable demo entitled “Wizards of Ahhhs.” Available for free at blackkidsmusic.com, the four tracks on the EP are bright and impassioned, the kind you want to shout along to at an outdoor festival. Their songs instantly recall The Smiths, yet are written with an intelligence and grace (listen to “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You?...
...Often compared to a young Yoko Ono, Wong feels an overwhelming impulse to create; she wrote the seven tracks on the ethereal Sometime Next Galaxy - her new, seven-song EP - in a single burst. "Very often, the demo is the final song you hear on the record," she says. "It's direct and honest." But these are demos, one should add, that benefit from the luscious mastering of London-based Mandy Parnell, who has previously worked with Leslie Feist, Sigur Rós and Depeche Mode. And besides, Wong has ambitions that go beyond her computer's minimalist bleeps...