The Last Place You'll Look is an 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...

 by Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band We Were Promised Jetpacks

We Were Promised Jetpacks

We Were Promised Jetpacks is an indie rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, comprising Adam Thompson , Michael Palmer , Sean Smith and Darren Lackie...

, released on 9 March 2010 in the US and Canada, and on 12 April 2010 in the UK and Europe by Fat Cat Records

Fat Cat Records

Fat Cat Records is an independent label based in Brighton on England’s South Coast. Their output includes electronica, post rock, indie, downtempo, minimal techno, noise and punk-pop...

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In comparison with the band's debut album, These Four Walls

These Four Walls (We Were Promised Jetpacks album)

These Four Walls is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks, released on 15 June 2009 in the UK, and on 7 July 2009 in the US by Fat Cat Records. The band recorded the album at Earth Studios in Odiham, Hampshire, England with producers Ken Thomas, Joylon Thomas,...

, The Last Place You'll Look features more subdued instrumentation, with additional string accompaniments appearing on the majority of the tracks.

Background and recording

The EP was recorded within a two-week deadline, by the band's sound engineer, Andrew Bush. The band are said to have entered the studio with only "rough sketches" and "older versions" of songs as their starting point.

Track listing

All songs written by We Were Promised Jetpacks.

1. "A Far Cry" – 4:52
2. "Short Bursts" (alternative version) – 3:37
3. "The Walls Are Wearing Thin" – 1:53
4. "With the Benefit of Hindsight" – 4:13
5. "This Is My House, This Is My Home" (alternative version) – 5:00

We Were Promised Jetpacks

• Adam Thompson – vocals, guitar
• Michael Palmer – lead guitar
• Sean Smith – bass
• Darren Lackie – drums

Additional musicians

• Andrew Bush – additional instrumentation
• Suz Appelbe – additional instrumentation
• Helena Flint – additional instrumentation
• Mike Truscott – additional instrumentation

Recording personnel

• Andrew Bush – recording, mixing, producer
• We Were Promised Jetpacks – producer
• Alan Douches – mastering