MP3: Echo Is Your Love - Lion tamer versus tigers
"Lion tamer vs. tigers" is easily the most pop thing that Echo Is Your Love has ever done. They've still got the noiserock dissonance and artrock sensibilities that define them, but the songwriting is much more structured and concise. It's also got a great postpunk discobeat, perfect for the Boys of Scandinavia remix that wraps up the EP. Why BoS excised the chorus from said track baffles me though; that's the bit that makes the song. They tease you with it a few times in the beginning, giving a quick taste before hammering it home on repeat at the end, leaving it ringing in your ears. It's still the classic tried and true verse/chorus/verse formula, but far less obvious and far more smart. Also, while I can certainly appreciate EIYL's experimentalism, it doesn't always hold up so well to repeated listens. This track does. I'm looking forward to see what they do next.
Echo Is Your Love - Lion tamer versus tigers