The New Zealand dream-pop/folk outfit release their lush new chamber EP
alongside a double EP vinyl featuring the first ever pressing of
their 2012 debut Claimed by the Sea.
New Zealand dream-pop outfit (from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington) French for Rabbits, today release their second EP ‘In the End I Won’t Be Coming Home’, a lush four-track featuring string arrangements by Elliot Vaughan and performed by the Black Quartet. The songs see the band, thematically speaking, returning to isolated windswept coastlines on songs such as ‘Baring Head’ and the EP title track, which is depicted in the album cover art and in the corresponding music video.
In physical format, this new collection sits on a beautifully designed vinyl record on both standard 180mg black vinyl and limited edition coke bottle green, with their debut 2012 EP ‘Claimed by the Sea’ snuggly on the B-Side. These two EP’s, both recorded with audio engineer Lee Prebble but 11 years apart, showcase a fascinating journey for the band, from their rustic, enchanting beginnings to the sweeping and emotive soundscapes of this latest work, both centered around the smoky vocals and gently piercing songwriting of vocalist/musician Brooke Singer.
“When the fog has lifted all will be revealed,
like a gem formed through the pressure of the years,
like a bomb blast! car crash! landslide, nose-dive,
losing my balance between happiness and fear”
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