''Labour of Love'' is the third

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by Australian

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. It was released outside of Australia in 1993. The EP peaked at number 10 on the US

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gave the EP 4.5 out of 5 saying; " abour of Love isa collection of full songs and acoustic demos, the highlight is the standout cover of New Order's "

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". 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

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-like vocals. "Paper, Bullets, Walls" finds Frente! in a more upbeat groove. Overall, the band had a classic pre-grunge, alternative sound."

Track listing

# "Labour of Love" - 3:03 # "Testimony" - 1:27 # "Not Given Lightly" - 3:33 # "Paper, Bullets, Walls" - 2:02 # "Risk" - 0:27 # "

" - 2:01 # "Oh Brilliance" - 1:57

Personnel

* Bass – Tim O'Connor * Design – Marney McKenna, MushroomArt * Illustration over Illustration– Ross Hipwell * Vocals, Art Direction – Angie Hart * Vocals, Guitar, Programmed By – Simon Austin

References

{{Frente! Frente! albums Indie pop EPs EPs by Australian artists Mushroom Records albums 1993 EPs