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Faded Paper Figures unveil new Remnants EP featuring original tracks, remixes, and covers [Premiere]

14 August 2015, 18:00 | Written by Laurence Day

L.A. trio Faded Paper Figures are streaming new EP Remnants in full on Best Fit.

As EPs go, it's on the meatier end of the scale, featuring six tracks - two originals (B-sides), two remixes, and two covers. The covers are of Mideau's "Breathing" and The Smiths' "Heart In Glove", which, when run through a heady electronic gauntlet, ends up rather special indeed. Remnants is a collection of material that accompanies last year's Relic LP, but was never officially released with it.

During the day, the three-piece work demanding careers - doctor, professor of English at Yale, composer for a film production company - but, presumably by night, they sculpt hyperactive power-pop that flits between M83 and Ladytron and Passion Pit. Remnants is all grand synthscapes and robotic tangents - there's an overt futuristic element in their music. It's unadulterated escapism.

Stream the EP below.

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