Record Review: We Were Lovers

We Were Lovers - We Were Lovers EP   3.5/5

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Saskatoon may not be at the top of anyone's list for exporting hot music acts, but once you've been introduced to We Were Lovers, you may rethink that statement. The duo made up of Elsa Gebremichael and Ash Lamothe are about as sexy an export from the prairies are one could hope for and their music is just as attractive.

The release of their self-titled EP is mire glimpse of what is to come, yet has all the hallmarks of a band just waiting for that perfect moment to strike it big. In only 3 tracks it's hard not to become drunk on Gebremichael's seductive, girl on the prowl vocals over Lamothe's lush atmospheric pop/rock compositions, all the while drawing from both their contemporaries Controller.Controller, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs snarling guitars on 'Wild Fire' or 80s staples like New Order on the climatic atmosphere of 'Partners In Crime'.  

The key for We Were Lovers is that while their influences are easy to spot, they never over power and remain focused on layered compositions and Gebremichael's cooing vocals. For these future starlets sexy is a state of mind, that helps take their synth-saturated pop/rock to the next level and the nearest dance floor.

   Partners In Crime by Shattered Vinyl