The Last Place You'll Look Explained

The Last Place You'll Look
Type:	EP
Artist:	We Were Promised Jetpacks
Cover:	We Were Promised Jetpacks - The Last Place You'll Look.jpg
Released:	9 March 2010
Recorded:	Winter 2009
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	19:33
Language:	English
Label:	Fat Cat
Producer:	We Were Promised Jetpacks, Andrew Bush
Prev Title:	These Four Walls
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	In the Pit of the Stomach
Next Year:	2011

The Last Place You'll Look is an EP by the Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks, released on 9 March 2010 in the US and Canada, and on 12 April 2010 in the UK and Europe by Fat Cat Records.

In comparison with the band's first album, These Four Walls, The Last Place You'll Look has more subdued instrumentation, with additional string accompaniments appearing on the majority of the tracks.

Background and recording

The EP was recorded within a two-week deadline by the band's sound engineer, Andrew Bush. The band are said to have entered the studio with only "rough sketches" and "older versions" of songs as their starting point.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by We Were Promised Jetpacks.

1. "A Far Cry" – 4:52
2. "Short Bursts" (alternative version) – 3:37
3. "The Walls Are Wearing Thin" – 1:53
4. "With the Benefit of Hindsight" – 4:13
5. "This Is My House, This Is My Home" (alternative version) – 5:00

Personnel

We Were Promised Jetpacks

• Adam Thompson – vocals, guitar
• Michael Palmer – lead guitar
• Sean Smith – bass guitar
• Darren Lackie – drums

Additional musicians

• Andrew Bush – additional instrumentation
• Suz Appelbe – additional instrumentation
• Helena Flint – additional instrumentation
• Mike Truscott – additional instrumentation

Technical personnel

• Andrew Bush – recording, mixing, producer
• We Were Promised Jetpacks – producer
• Alan Douches – mastering

Artwork

• dlt – artwork

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fatcat Records | Home . Fat-cat.co.uk . 6 February 2012 . 27 February 2012.