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& EP
EP by
ReleasedNovember 5, 2013
GenreArt rock, Alternative rock
LabelHidden Records
ProducerJoey Waronker
The Moth & The Flame chronology
The Moth & The Flame
(2011)
& EP
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Herald[1](very favorable)
Salt Lake City Weekly[2](very favorable)
The Guardian[3](very favorable)
Violent Success[4]9.5/10
Bring The Noise UK[5]8/10

& (stylized with the character ; sometimes written Ampersand) is an EP and the debut major-label recording by rock group The Moth & The Flame, released digitally on November 5, 2013, internationally. It was produced by drummer/producer Joey Waronker (Beck, Atoms for Peace, R.E.M.) and mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol).[1] All songs were written by The Moth & The Flame. To promote the EP, the group toured Europe supporting Imagine Dragons during the fall and winter of 2013.

Radio

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"Sorry" received airtime on BBC Radio 1, Xfm, KROQ, KCRW, and other taste-making stations. It reached #1 on the KROQ Locals Only Playlist.[6] "Sorry" featured as BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe's "Next Hype".

Music video

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The "Sorry" music video premiered on mtvU on Friday, November 22, 2013.[7][8] It features actor Kirby Heyborne and depicts a family of mannequins facing an atomic bomb detonation.

Media use

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Track "How We Woke Up" appears in Skinwalker Ranch (2013). Track "Sorry" featured on NFL on CBS in November 2013.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sorry"The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker3:30
2."Winsome"The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker3:56
3."Silver Tongue"The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker3:51
4."Monster"The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker3:51
5."Holy War"The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker2:16
6."How We Woke Up"The Moth & the FlameJoey Waronker4:42

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide November 5, 2013 Digital download Hidden Records

References

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  1. ^ a b Mann, Court (24 October 2013). "CD Review: The Moth & The Flame: '&'". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "The Moth & the Flame". Copperfield Publishing. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  3. ^ "The Moth & the Flame: New Band of the Day (No. 1,646)". 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  4. ^ "The Moth & the Flame: & EP". Violent Success. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  5. ^ "EP REVIEW: The Moth & The Flame - &". Bring The Noise UK. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  6. ^ "Locals Only Playlist 12/15/13: Hellogoodbye, Johnathan Rice, Barely Blind, & More – Listen And Vote « The World Famous KROQ". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  7. ^ Video Premiere: The Moth & The Flame Go Nuclear In 'Sorry'
  8. ^ The Moth & The Flame - Sorry (Official Video) - YouTube
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