Originally released in June 2020 German Shepherd Records are reissuing the final EP from the first line-up of Four Candles. Comprising four eclectic tracks we find the group at the height of their powers with two epic progressive slow ones and two manic shorter punky pieces. The epic opener, Doughnuts, brings in bassoon, trumpet, piano, and cello to broaden the sound in a piece of melodic magic, a totally new direction for the band. The middle two are more typical of the punk roots of the group, intense bass, huge swathes of guitar, manic drumming and an exercise in vocal excess typical of Ian Moss aka Ian Fourcandles. The Closer, Requiem, slows things down for a slow build piece lasting nearly eight minutes, a gentle opening underlies a harrowing narrative of children dying in care homes...
