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• Artist: Amusement Parks On Fire
• EP:
A Star Is Born
• Label: V2
• Year of Release: 2007
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• Reviewed by: dadair on 2007-04-13

This 4 track return from Nottingham’s Michael Feerick (who is for all intents and purposes; Amusement Parks On Fire), is a mind aching conundrum for the indie snobs who run a hate campaign against anything emo. For the six minute plus, building and aching mood switcher of an A-side ‘A Star Is Born’, Feerick uses the slow percussion drills, winding guitars and ambient vocals of indie song-builders like Death Cab For Cutie. However, eerie and echoing emo bass lines coupled with hollow sounds form a shareholding of the backdrop. It’s not emo, it’s not indie, buts it’s experimental, heart-wrenching, searching and deep. Thus drawing indie snobs into getting a feel for the former genre without realising so, it’s like Feerick’s invented fat-free chocolate.

The acoustic prominence of ‘The Day It Snowed’, allows the poetic lyrics to stand out. These are delivered slowly and sincerely, as a folk/Americana feel trickles through. Wholly instrumental offering ‘I Think Of Nothing’, uses a whining intro that sets the sort tone that Four Tet have been calling their own for years.  It is definitely soundtrack material to accompany that nostalgic return of the hero/heroin, to the place that makes them realise they have to do something that other people won’t like. For those who need a fix of low key pop, ‘City Of Light’ shows a return to the simple, slow build up song process. The vocals remain low key, but they do not lose prominence and the journeying guitars help to create a good beat and an energietic ending, well for Feerick, anyway.

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