All I know about exlovers is that they're a young, UK based outfit that have previously released two singles and this is their debut EP in which was produced by Stephen Street (the man behind early Blur records as well as Pete Dohertey's solo effort). The five tracks on this record are all beautifully produced indie pop songs complete with lucious boy/girl vocals, simple guitar melodies with cutesy lyrics about love and being young. Former single 'Just A Silhouette' reminds me of Belle & Sebastian with its classic pop sound and boy/girl harmonies, plus the gentle use of tambourine and keys whcichs adds to its upbeat quirkyness tone. Elesewhere, 'Incomplete' shows a slighltly rockier side of the band with plusating drums and bass along with cracking harmonies in the verses which creates a simply brilliant indie rock tune that introduces a bit of angst into the bands sound! The remaining tracks are quite a mellow affair, with folksy acoustic numbers such as 'New Years Day' and the light amibence of closer 'The Moon Has Spoken' which seems to convey a deeper and slighlty darker side to the band, particually within the lyical content. But all in all this is an charming record that has a real timeless quality and if you ask me is over far too quickly for my lking! A quote for the flyers: pure indie pop perfection!Rating: 9/10
Download: You Forget So Easily / Incomplete
'You Forget So Easily' is released on September 15th through Rough Trade records.
For more information on how to pre-order the record and for gig listings, please hop along to
www.myspace.com/weareexlovers
1 comments:
i saw exlovers support emmy the great, they write some really lovely songs :D
need to get round to listening to this! its already on my iphone :)
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