"Lovers le Strange" is the debut EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 from Sydney

Sydney

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 band Expatriate

Expatriate (band)

Expatriate is an indie rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2005 and currently consists of vocalist Ben King, drummer Cristo, keyboardist Damian Press and bassist David Molland....

. The line-up was Ben King, Chris Kollias and Damien Press. Tim Rogers had already left the band by this stage.

Track listings

1. "The Spaces Between
   The Spaces Between
   "The Spaces Between" is the first US single from Sydney band Expatriate's debut album In the Midst of This. The song had come in at number nine in the American Alternative Airplay Chart...
   
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2. "Get Out, Give In
   Get Out, Give In
   "Get Out, Give In" is the debut single from Sydney band Expatriate. It was only sold at their early live gigs making it a really rare item. At the time the line-up of the band was Ben King on vocals and guitar, Damien Press on keyboards, guitar and backing vocals, Chris Kollias on drums and Tim...
   
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3. "Killer Kat"
4. "Aviation at Night"
5. "The Spaces Between" (Decoder Ring
   Decoder Ring
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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

In the Midst of This

In the Midst of This is the debut album by Sydney-based Australian indie rock band Expatriate. The band had previously revealed on MySpace that they hoped to have the album released by February 2007, however it was released in Australia on 21 April...

. The versions on the album are noticeably different from the ones featured on this EP.

The track "Killer Kat" was featured on EA Sports

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 Cricket 07

Cricket 07

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The track "The Spaces Between" was featured on EA Sports

EA Sports

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 Rugby 08

Rugby 08

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Radio singles

Before the EP was released "The Spaces Between" achieved an extended period of airplay on Triple J

Triple J

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. 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

ITunes

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 store, and having the video made for it.

Video

A promotional video

Video

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 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

Ben King

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 running away from 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

René Magritte

René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...

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.