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EP Review: The Gullivers – Ambulance EP (Self-released)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 12 January 2009
Three-piece Oxford indie whingers The Gullivers have a daunting concept for their latest self-released EP, ‘Vemod’, a Scandinavian term for concurrent feelings of both sadness and happiness. Amongst all the droning and slumping bass rhythm underneath it, ‘Ambulance EP’ could be something akin to Oceansize if it had a bigger space to grow and some fine-tuning. Melancholic and bitty, the EP is a combination of apathetic Britpop-esque male vocals (remember Menswear?) and could-be-pretty pedal effects. Track three ‘Silhouette’ evolves from a relatively listless lo-fi guitar-bass-drums track to something that skirts the edges of exciting as the haunting piano kicks in behind that standard wall of noise. It’s good to hear that the band have employed a keyboard player since the recording of this EP – maybe that’s what they need to add some texture to their flitting, lethargic sound. TW
