Lovers Ie Strange

Infobox album
Name = Lovers Ie Strange
Type = EP
Artist = Expatriate


Background = Blue
Released = September 26 2005
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 13 min 4 s
Label = Dew Process
Producer = Damien Press
Reviews =
Last album = "Get Out, Give In"
(2005)
This album = Lovers Ie Strange
(2005)
Next album = "Play a Part EP"
(2007) |

"Lovers Ie Strange" is the debut EP from Sydney band Expatriate. The line-up was Ben King, Chris Kollias and Damien Press. Tim Rogers had already left the band by this stage.

Track listings

# The Spaces Between
# Get Out Give In
# Killer Kat
# Aviation At Night
# The Spaces Between (Decoder Ring Remix)

Two of the EP's tracks, "The Spaces Between" and "Get Out, Give In" have since been re-recorded and featured on the album In the Midst of This. The versions on the album are noticeably different from the ones featured on this EP.

The track "Killer Kat" was featured on EA Sports Cricket 07.

Radio singles

Before the EP was released 'The Spaces Between' achieved an extended period of airplay on Triple J. A few months afterwards 'Killer Kat' received commercial radio airplay. 'Killer Kat' was a more successful radio single than 'The Spaces Between', mainly due to it being free download of the week on the Australian iTunes store, and having the video made for it.

Video

A promotional video was made for the song 'Killer Kat' however no video was made for the radio single 'The Spaces Between'. The 'Killer Kat' video was a surreal yet silly piece starring lead singer Ben King running away from a a pack cardboard cat heads.

Artwork

The cover photo was taken by Matt O'Brien. The artwork is very closely modelled upon Rene Magritte's work "The Lovers". It is speculated that the EP's title is an inside joke relating to the artwork, possibly suggesting that the piece "The Lovers" is strange.