Labour of Love (Frente! EP)
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1991/92 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, acoustic, indie rock | |||
| Label | Mammoth | |||
| Producer | Michael Koppelman, Owen Bolwell, Daniel Denholm, Frente! | |||
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Labour of Love is the third Extended Play by Australian alternative rock group Frente!. It was released outside of Australia in 1993. The EP peaked at number 10 on the US Top Heatseekers chart.[2]
Reviews
JT Griffith of All Music gave the EP 4.5 out of 5 saying; "[Labour of Love is] a collection of full songs and acoustic demos, the highlight is the standout cover of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle". Five of the seven tracks are two minutes or less. "Labour of Love" and "Not Given Lightly" are representative of the Frente! sound: acoustic love songs built around Angie Hart's Lisa Loeb-like vocals. "Paper, Bullets, Walls" finds Frente! in a more upbeat groove. Overall, the band had a classic pre-grunge, alternative sound."[3]
Double J named the title song in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s, saying, "This bare-bones song showed the world why we were all so captivated by Hart's voice. For all the comparisons people made to other female folk singers, it was clear she injected something unique and real into her performance."[4]
Track listing
- "Labour of Love" - 3:03
- "Testimony" - 1:27
- "Not Given Lightly" - 3:33
- "Paper, Bullets, Walls" - 2:02
- "Risk" - 0:27
- "Bizarre Love Triangle" - 2:01
- "Oh Brilliance" - 1:57
Personnel
- Bass – Tim O'Connor
- Design – Marney McKenna, MushroomArt
- Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Ross Hipwell
- Vocals, Art Direction – Angie Hart
- Vocals, Guitar, Programmed By – Simon Austin
References
- ^ ""Labour of Love" by Frente!". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Frente! – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Love of Love CD". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Dan Condon. "The 50 best Australian songs of the 90s". Double J.