Leeds based pop noir quartet English Teacher have released their debut EP Polyawkward, singing about panic attacks in a supermarket Mental Maths, and driving up and down the North Wales Expressway (A55). They created a modern day love story with Good Grief, about a couple named Track and Trace, a couple trying to navigate through life in lockdown and its subsequent hassles, who are keeping tabs on each other and the outside world via the internet.
With their out-of-the-box rhythmical approach and lead singer's Lily Fontaine deadpan vocals, reaching a peak with the spoken word in Yorkshire Tapas, the band is a breath of fresh air in the post-punk niche. Title track Polyawkward even has some prog elements, proving that the quiet-loud-quiet scheme pioneered by the Pixies can be combined a bit of orchestral synths.
English Teacher:
Lily Fontaine: vocals, rhythm guitar, synth
Douglas Frost: drums, vocals
Nicholas Eden: bass
Lewis Whiting: lead guitar
Polyawkward is released via Nice Swan Records (vinyl, digital).
Tracks:- Polyawkward
- A55
- Mental Maths
- Yorkshire Tapas
- Good Grief
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