EP Review
English Teacher - Polyawkward
4 StarsA tentative, intricate construction of melodies.
Ethereal, exploratory, and unexpected, English Teacher’s debut EP is a bitesize promise of exciting things to come. Surprises lurk around every corner, as the band delve masterfully into building energy through texture, telling stories with both sound and poetic lyricism. The EP opens on a note that summarises everything so wonderful about the rest of it: ‘Polyawkward’ is a tentative, intricate construction of melodies that symbiotically blend underneath Lily Fontaine’s sinuous, spoken delivery. It’s a slow-burner, but when it heats up, it’s white-hot and intense. The moody guitar meanderings and offbeat vocal musings are English Teacher’s weapons of choice, building into a series of snapshots of moments that are almost realistic but not quite. ‘Mental Maths’ dissolves from a simple narration of a late-night shopping trip into a horrifying, swirling funhouse mirror of anxiety, jolting rhythms evoking the panic attack feeling as aptly as a lyrical metaphor would have. But English Teacher do not depend solely on either sound or spoken words, and it’s demonstrated nowhere more clearly than on ‘Yorkshire Tapas’, the ultimate flex of Lily’s captivating poetry falling into English Teacher’s always-evocative instrumental flow.
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English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
5 Stars
The opposite of a flash-in-the-pan buzz band; they're a group really only just getting started.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
English Teacher: Home Is Where The Heart Is
Since their inception, English Teacher have never been afraid to read between the lines, finding emotion and subtle beauty in everything from the pastoral to the pub. On their feverishly-anticipated debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’, they emerge as authors of their own winning tale.
9th April 2024, 4:00pm
English Teacher announce biggest UK headline shows to date
Their Spring album tour is already sold out, but you can catch them on a run of five dates in November.
3rd April 2024, 12:46pm
Sophie Ellis Bextor, Heartworms, Personal Trainer and more confirmed for Truck 2024
Jamie T, Wet Leg, and The Streets are set to headline this year's Oxfordshire knees up.
7th March 2024, 6:05pm
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.