I See Red (EP)

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I See Red
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ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Electropop, indie rock [1]
Label Plaid Records
Uh Huh Her chronology
I See Red
(2007)
Common Reaction
(2008)

I See Red is the debut extended play by indie band Uh Huh Her. I See Red was released on July 24. 2007, on Plaid Records. [2]

Contents

Background

Leisha Hailey, having been absent from the music industry since the dissolution of her former band The Murmurs, ran into Camila Grey, who was a member of Mellowdrone, at a paintball game in 2006 and had decided to form a band. [3] Alicia Warrington had originally been the third member but left the group early on. [4]

Two tracks on I See Red were later re-released on their debut album Common Reaction ; "Say So", first recorded with Hailey as the lead vocalist and the only recording with Alicia Warrington, [4] and "Explode".

Critical reception

In a mixed review, Popmatters states "...The bright and sunny electropop on their debut EP I See Red reminds of Kosheen, though it's not as radio-single-ready...... single “Say So”, here in two versions, doesn't show the group's full potential, though: catchy enough for a TV theme or commercial, it's lacking the irresistible hook of a chorus that would make the group a household name..." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Explode" – 2:55
  2. "Run" – 4:12
  3. "I See Red" – 4:18
  4. "Say So" 3:24
  5. "Say So" (Thom Russo mix) – 3:46
  6. "Mystery Lights" (bonus track) – 4:15

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