⅋ (EP)

⅋ EP
EP by The Moth & The Flame
Released November 5, 2013
Genre Art rock, alternative rock
Label Hidden Records
Producer Joey Waronker
The Moth & The Flame chronology
The Moth ⅋ The Flame
(2011)		 ⅋ EP
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Herald[1](very favorable)
Salt Lake City Weekly[2](very favorable)
The Guardian[3](very favorable)
Violent Success[4]9.5/10
Bring The Noise UK[5]8/10

⅋, sometimes written Ampersand, is an EP and the debut major label recording by rock group The Moth & The Flame, released digitally on November 5, 2013 internationally. It was produced by drummer/producer Joey Waronker (Beck, Atoms for Peace, R.E.M.) and mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol).[6] All songs were written by The Moth & The Flame. To promote the EP, The Moth & the Flame toured Europe supporting Imagine Dragons during the fall and winter of 2013.

Music video(s)

The "Sorry" music video premiered on mtvU on Friday November 22, 2013.[7][8] It features actor Kirby Heyborne and depicts a family of mannequins facing an atomic bomb detonation.

Radio

"Sorry" received airtime on BBC Radio 1, Xfm, KROQ, KCRW, and other taste-making stations. It reached #1 on the KROQ Locals Only Playlist.[9] "Sorry" featured as BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe's "Next Hype".

Media use

Track "How We Woke Up" appears in Skinwalker Ranch (2013). Track "Sorry" featured on NFL on CBS in November 2013.

Tracklisting

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Sorry"  The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker 3:30
2. "Winsome"  The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker 3:56
3. "Silver Tongue"  The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker 3:51
4. "Monster"  The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker 3:51
5. "Holy War"  The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker 2:16
6. "How We Woke Up"  The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker 4:42

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide November 5, 2013 Digital download Hidden Records

References

  1. ↑ "CD Review: The Moth & The Flame: "&"". Heraldextra.com. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  2. ↑ "The Moth & the Flame". Copperfield Publishing. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  3. ↑ "The Moth & the Flame: New Band of the Day (No. 1,646)". 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  4. ↑ "The Moth & the Flame: & EP". Violent Success. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  5. ↑ "EP REVIEW: The Moth & The Flame - &". Bring The Noise UK. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  6. ↑ CD Review: The Moth & The Flame: "⅋" : The Ticket
  7. ↑ Video Premiere: The Moth & The Flame Go Nuclear In 'Sorry'
  8. ↑ The Moth & The Flame - Sorry (Official Video) - YouTube
  9. ↑ Locals Only Playlist 12/15/13: Hellogoodbye, Johnathan Rice, Barely Blind, & More – Listen And Vote « The World Famous KROQ

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