The Last Place You’ll Look

There must be something about Scotland that breeds introspective, intense musicians. We Were Promised Jetpacks, a foursome from Glasgow whose debut, These Four Walls, came out last June, accompany Frightened Rabbit and the Twilight Sad on a path of pensive, moody indie-rock songs that seethe with emotion. Frontman Adam Thompson has an almost funereal wail (tinged with his Scottish brogue) that carries the band's music beyond the ordinary indie-pop aesthetic.



Like on their debut, the group pair melancholy guitars with slow-paced rhythms on this five-song follow-up EP. The disconsolately thoughtful "With The Benefit Of Hindsight" and explorative closer "This Is My House This Is My Home" meander and glide through slow-building soundscape that are augmented rather than driven by Thompson's mournful croon. The experience is bookmarked midway with a two-minute instrumental, "The Walls Are Wearing Thin," which is so wordlessly moving that Mogwai–another Scottish band–would be proud. The EP is a sorrowful listening experience from start to finish, but it's morose in the best, most beautiful way possible.

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