Epic45 - ‘We Were Never Here’
For me, this probably just about nudges past the previously hyped Three Trapped Tigers effort in terms of my favourite EP of 2009. Allow me to explain. Epic45 have been making their own brand of post-rock turned dream pop from their sleepy Midlands village for over a decade. In this time the duo have developed and honed a certain style of electronica.
Even with the added synth, Epic45 still demonstrate their ability to write music so laid back it’s almost horizontal. I’m thinking along the lines of Kyte covering The Radio Dept. here. Sounds ace huh? Yet ‘In All The Empty Houses’ strays away from the sun tinged sounds of their earlier releases, opting for a more haunting effect and delivering it brilliantly.
