Ripped Heart EP, by Extra Life

Ripped Heart EP

by Extra Life

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1.	Strong Brother, Weak Brother 03:51	buy track
2.	Run Cold 02:13	buy track
3.	Ripped Heart 06:03	buy track
4.	Elegy (cartoon piano) 03:55	buy track
5.	Strong Brother, Weak Brother (Laurel Halo remix) 04:37	buy track
6.	Run Cold (Freddy Ruppert remix feat. Sam Mickens) 04:19	buy track
7.	Ripped Heart (Xiu Xiu remix) 03:13	buy track
8.	Elegy (Liturgy remix) 04:01	buy track

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This four-song EP features some of Extra Life's most accessible, concise, emotive material. It represents something of a transition from their prog and metal-tinged beginnings to their more synth-heavy final phase. This solidified the band's identity as having some weird relationship to "pop". Essential for any true Extra Life fan.

Features lush cover art and hand-lettered inner sleeve lyrics by Caroline Teagle.

Vinyl available at charlielooker.com/store

credits

released April 5, 2011

recorded by Colin Marston and Caley Monahon-Ward

Charlie Looker : vocals, guitar, synth
Caley Monahon-Ward : violin
Travis Laplante : EWI (electronic wind instrument)
Tony Gedrich : bass
Nick Podgurski : drums

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Extra Life New York, New York

Active from 2007 - 2012, Extra Life was the prog/goth/pop hybrid that no one asked for, but everyone loved. Their nine releases are available in various places including LO Recordings, Northern Spy Records, charlielooker.com, extralife.bandcamp, and extralifetheband.bandcamp ... more

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May 8

Jubez

Karlsruhe, Germany
May 16

A Colossal Weekend

Copenhagen, Denmark
May 17

Cadillac Zentrum Jugendkultur

Oldenburg, Germany

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