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| Released | 18 October 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008, The Pill Studios, Newport | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 19:44 | |||
| Label | Small Town | |||
| Producer | Matt Tuck | |||
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Bretton is the first EP by British rock band Lower Than Atlantis, released in 2008.
Lower Than Atlantis formed in August 2007 in Watford, [1] while the members were attending college. [2] Guitarist Ben Sansom asked guitarist Mike Duce if he wished to form a band with Ben's brother Luke, who would provide vocals. [3] Alongside them was bassist Richard Wilkinson and drummer Matt Britz. [4] In April 2008, the group signed to Small Town Records, with whom they were aiming to release their forthcoming EP through. [5] Following line-up changes, [3] such as the addition of drummer Joshua Pickett, bassist Stephen Minter, [6] and Duce becoming the band's frontman, [7] they began working on what would become their first EP, Bretton. [3]
All of the songs on Bretton were written by Lower Than Atlantis, with lyrics by Duce and Luke Sansom. [6] Duce taught himself how to sing and play guitar at the same time while playing along to the band's Demo 2007 release. [8] Pickett had been playing the drums for eight years, naming Abe Cunningham from Deftones as a main inspiration. [1] However, Matt Britz had written and recorded the drum parts for Bretton. [6] Jeff and Ginge recorded the EP at The Pill Studios in Newport. [6] Matt Tuck produced the entire proceedings. [6] Tom Woodstock mastered the EP at The Roof Studios. [6]
Bretton was released on 18 October 2008 through Small Town Records, [9] before being released through Thirty Days of Night on 19 December 2008. [10] The artwork was done by Liam Flaherty Design. [6] A music video was filmed for "The Juggernaut", it was directed by Daniel Seecharan. [11] It was shot on a low budget. [12] The band spent a lot of 2009 supporting the EP. [1] Partway through the touring cycle for the EP, the band had several line-up changes, eventually leaving them with only vocalist/guitarist Mike Duce and guitarist Ben Sansom. [13]
Big Cheese magazine called the band "pissed off [and] energetic" while they "channel[ed] the dirty chugging riffs of Southern rock". [14] They claimed that "Rock 'n roll-infused post-hardcore just got some new superheroes." [14] Reviewing for Rhythm, Chris Barnes called the EP "a monster of technical music" with "low-slung grooves, odd time and intense riffs." [1] In a retrospective review, Ben Patashnik of Rock Sound described the EP's sound as "youthful, jagged hardcore", bearing "little resemblance" to the band's later material. [8] Concluding with the band's "wit shone through the short, sharp blasts of noise." [8]
All songs written by Lower Than Atlantis. All lyrics written by Mike Duce and Luke Sansom. [6]
Personnel per booklet. [6]
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