Prints self-titled debut album was some of the most refreshing indie pop I've heard in a long while. There was an effortlessness missing from just about everything else that made Prints stand out. Released on the most unlikely of labels, post rock stalwarts Temporary Residence, the album struck me as just some talented musicians having fun, and making it look easy, even asking with the title track "is it magic, if it's easy?" Well, it was. This is their follow-up EP to that album, initially supposed to be a single for "Too Much Water", which is included as a video here 9in awful blue screen manipulated fashion). After the band finished the b-sides, they decided they were too strong to be considered such, and re-tooled this collection as an EP. The EP sees Prints going in a groovier direction than their debut, almost going dance-pop at times. But as usual, they do this with style and effortlessness. "Fire Days" brings them back to their initial sound, and it's one of their most beautiful songs yet. Also included is a mash-up remix of "Pretty Tick" and "Meditation" from the debut by Thee Loving Hand, and it's also a worthy addition.

Style: Indie Pop, Electronic Pop

RIYL: Hot Chip, The New Pornographers

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2008  Electronic Pop  Hot Chip  Indie Pop  Just Thoughts  Prints  Temporary Residence  The New Pornographers  onecaseman 

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