The Last Place You'll Look
The Last Place You'll Look is an EP by the Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks, released on 9 March 2010 in the US and Canada, and on 12 April 2010 in the UK and Europe by Fat Cat Records.
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 9 March 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 19:33 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Fat Cat | |||
| Producer | We Were Promised Jetpacks, Andrew Bush | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 87%[1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[2] |
| The Line of Best Fit | (positive)[3] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[4] |
| The Skinny |   |
In comparison with the band's first album, These Four Walls, The Last Place You'll Look has more subdued instrumentation, with additional string accompaniments appearing on the majority of the tracks.
Background and recording
The EP was recorded within a two-week deadline by the band's sound engineer, Andrew Bush. The band are said to have entered the studio with only "rough sketches" and "older versions" of songs as their starting point.[6]
Track listing
All songs written by We Were Promised Jetpacks.
- "A Far Cry" – 4:52
- "Short Bursts" (alternative version) – 3:37
- "The Walls Are Wearing Thin" – 1:53
- "With the Benefit of Hindsight" – 4:13
- "This Is My House, This Is My Home" (alternative version) – 5:00
Personnel
- We Were Promised Jetpacks
- Adam Thompson – vocals, guitar
- Michael Palmer – lead guitar
- Sean Smith – bass guitar
- Darren Lackie – drums
- Additional musicians
- Andrew Bush – additional instrumentation
- Suz Appelbe – additional instrumentation
- Helena Flint – additional instrumentation
- Mike Truscott – additional instrumentation
- Technical personnel
- Andrew Bush – recording, mixing, producer
- We Were Promised Jetpacks – producer
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Artwork
- dlt – artwork
References
- http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1648902
- http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15290/reviews/4139674
- http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/04/we-were-promised-jetpacks-the-last-place-youll-look/
- https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/122360-we-were-promised-jetpacks-the-last-place-youll-look
- http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/98919-we-were-promised-jetpacks---the-last-place-youll-look-ep
- "Fatcat Records | Home". Fat-cat.co.uk. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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