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Released
  
9 March 2010

Length
  
19:33

Artist
  
We Were Promised Jetpacks

Label
  
Fat Cat Records

Recorded
  
Winter 2009

Language
  
English

Release date
  
9 March 2010

Genre
  
Indie rock

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Producer
  
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Andrew Bush

The Last Place You'll Look (2010)
  
In the Pit of the Stomach (2011)

We were promised jetpacks a far cry


The Last Place You'll Look is an EP by the Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks, released on 9 March 2010 in the US and Canada, and on 12 April 2010 in the UK and Europe by Fat Cat Records.

Contents

In comparison with the band's first album, These Four Walls, The Last Place You'll Look has more subdued instrumentation, with additional string accompaniments appearing on the majority of the tracks.

Background and recording

The EP was recorded within a two-week deadline by the band's sound engineer, Andrew Bush. The band are said to have entered the studio with only "rough sketches" and "older versions" of songs as their starting point.

Track listing

All songs written by We Were Promised Jetpacks.

  1. "A Far Cry" – 4:52
  2. "Short Bursts" (alternative version) – 3:37
  3. "The Walls Are Wearing Thin" – 1:53
  4. "With the Benefit of Hindsight" – 4:13
  5. "This Is My House, This Is My Home" (alternative version) – 5:00

We Were Promised Jetpacks

  • Adam Thompson – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Palmer – lead guitar
  • Sean Smith – bass guitar
  • Darren Lackie – drums
  • Additional musicians

  • Andrew Bush – additional instrumentation
  • Suz Appelbe – additional instrumentation
  • Helena Flint – additional instrumentation
  • Mike Truscott – additional instrumentation
  • Recording personnel

  • Andrew Bush – recording, mixing, producer
  • We Were Promised Jetpacks – producer
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Artwork

  • dlt – artwork
  • Songs

    1A Far Cry4:52
    2Short Bursts (alternate version)3:37
    3The Walls Are Wearing Thin1:52

    References

    The Last Place You'll Look Wikipedia