Released in 2009 by Captured Tracks, the debut release from Repairs follows a monotonal sound through a brief-but-enjoyable experience.
Launched as a cassette, and later put online for download (with an extra track, mind), this eponymous EP documents the foundation of Repairs. Droning keyboards, murmured vocals and repeated percussion is the order of the day on Repairs. Opening with ‘Lottery’, we hear a persistent drum pattern pave way for a fuzzy, unrefined organ; the almost caveman-like vocals eventually sitting on top, muted and disaffected. A similar vocal delivery is continued through the other tracks, regardless of the fact that Repairs operate with three singers – the vocals are treated on the same level, sonically, as the drums and the keyboards are. It makes me wonder differently this EP could have been if mixed with a general rock/pop mindset. No where near as interesting or mood-inducing, one would imagine.
