Tender Trap - Language lessons EP
2 Comments Published by Tom on Thursday, January 05, 2006 at 20:47.
Tender Trap's Language Lessons EP features two new tracks plus two from 2004's release on Spanish label Elefant, the ¿Como Te Llamas? EP. Anyone familiar with the work of Amelia Fletcher (Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research) will know what to expect but those who are not are encouraged to go out and find out what the voice of the indie pop generation has to offer alongside longtime cohort Rob Pursey. They are joined in the band by John Stanley who is better known as DJ Downfall.
Lead track Talking Backwards with it's harmonies and chorus is a welcome return back to the early days of Heavenly's output rather than the electro-pop of the previous release. The other new track is Unputdownable is a mellowier but still pleasant affair showcasing the drumming of Claudia Gonsoon (Magnetic Fields) who has replaced the drum machine on the bands new material.
As for the two older tracks Friendster is a gentler song, being an ode to the forum of the same name whilst ¿Como Te Llamas? shows why it was the previous single with Amelia being joined on vocals by Luipe Nunez-Fernandez of the Pipas for an electro-pop extravaganza. In fact it sounds more like The Pipas but who is complaining? This is a great EP and is a welcome sampler for their new album "Talking Backwards" which will be released in the early part of this year.
The Language EP is out now on Matinee Records, limited to a 1000 copies.
- Tender Trap - Talking Backwards
- Tender Trap - Friendster
- Tender Trap - ¿Cómo te llamas?
Note all the above are Real Audio Files
I wrote about the bands of Amelia Fletcher last year. I'm not sure how many of the links are still active though!
"Talking Backwards" is already one of my favorite Tender Trap songs. I love all the multi-tracked singing and the chugging bass line. An mp3 of this song was available on Matinee's website last time I checked. I'll be first in line to buy the new album. I'll save you a space in the que, Tom!
Cheers mate! I will bring a flask. The mp3 version has gone. In fact all the mp3's have gone from the matinee site before I wrote the review!