Letters
Older Motion Pictures EP
(God Is In The TV Records)
I'VE been watching for Edinburgh five-piece Letters since hearing the dark cello underlay of their debut double-A single Grand National/Pipe Dreams early last year. A couple of other singles followed, both proving this particular renegade from the classical canon can add a distinctively mournful instrumental colour or a uniquely biting rhythmic drive to the typical indie set-up. Their new four-track EP features their best writing yet. There's a melancholy grandeur to the title track, while Torrens makes even more of the band's natural oppositions: Mikey Ferguson's high, floating vocals against the depth of Georgie Williamson's cello; the long, bowed notes of that same cello against the sharper rock distortion of Ed Ellis's guitar. From Time To Time is proof they're growing in confidence with every new song. Buy at www.wewriteletters.bandcamp.com or godisinthetvrecords.bigcartel.com/product/letters-older-motion-pictures-ep.
Alan Morrison
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