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Friendly Fires are a trio that laid the foundations of my music taste several years ago, and they still hold up very well today. I'm surprised I haven't checked out their EPs sooner, because their debut EP, 'Photobooth', contains some deep cuts that are nothing short of amazing. The title track, Photobooth, was put onto their debut album and it's easy to see why. It's infectiously catchy, punchy, and sleazy. Shoutout to the bass guitar on this track! I think the track perfectly sums up the dance-punk movement at the time.
'It's Over Now' is basically a combination of dance-punk and noisy, dreamy shoegaze. The lyrics are nothing to write home about, as it's just Macfarlane repeating "We can't look back / We can't let go" and "It's over now" throughout the song, but I never thought dance-punk could fuse with shoegaze this well.
'Your Love' is similar to Photobooth, as it's catchy, punchy, and just as sleazy if not more. But this time, they opt-in for noisier, distorted guitars. I used to love this track prior to listening to this EP, but it kinda grew off me. It doesn't hit as hard as the aforementioned tracks do, a few rough edges in the production could've been polished, and I think the length of the track has something to do with it. That doesn't mean it's not good though, it's still a good track.
