When that aforementioned debut came out it got a lot of people excited. There isn't much wonder why, its sheer technical ferocity blended with charming melody from vocalist Dave Davison (once you get over the strange tone to his voice) was pretty special. So I implore those who enjoyed that record and couldn't see them on this tour to stick with this EP, it is what is commonly known as, a grower.

Despite being 3 tracks shorter, there is a lot more depth to this record. Songs build in a more considered way now rather than just being blasted out. The production is slightly cleaner too due to the increased variety of instruments used (including just the simple acoustic guitar) but not so much that it takes away the feel of this record. Vocally, it is less catchy than before. Something that made songs like 'The Most Trustworthy Tin Cans' special was Davison's storming performance both in his loud/quiet vocals and his sincere lyrics (this was proven at said gig as it provided the only real band/crowd singalong of the evening). This is pretty much gone this time, he's there vocally, but there is a definite emphasis on instrumentation on this record. And man, has that improved. The song-writing was always really good, but now they have matured to quite an interesting place, one that mimics the "mathy" afro-beat of Foals and even improves on it. Every instrument has a place and are used brilliantly (see: the wonderful breakdown in 'Witch').

So, although I still would say I prefer the debut, this is a great EP and, if nothing else, has shown they as a band are made of more versatile stuff and so that, when a full-length album comes (if it comes) there could potentially be a great one on our hands.