EP Review: Wilmette – Self Titled
I damned Wilmette’s Anxious Body EP with faint praise earlier in the year, suggesting it was somewhat lacking in originality. When this self-titled follow-up came across the desk, I was apprehensive. Well, here’s the good news: Wilmette have cooked up at least a flavour of that special sauce the previous outing lacked. I can’t pin down what it is, which suggests that there hasn’t been a self-conscious change of direction. I couldn’t even tell you if these six songs spring from the same sessions or not. But there is something extra going on. The Wilmette EP as a piece is altogether a ballsier piece of work. Yes, it’s still clever and sometimes over-complicated punk-emo-pop that stutters and thunders, but there’s something about the dynamic of this E...
