''Reprisal'' is the second

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by Australian

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duo

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, featuring two tracks: "

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" and "Distant Arizona". The EP was released on 18 May 2018 and has peaked at number 12 on the Australian

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. "Fire" includes uncredited vocals from Melbourne songwriter

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, and was released to

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on 11 May 2018. Sales of "Fire" counted towards the EP's chart placement. Inspired by spaghetti westerns and

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, and by director-producer Ryan Sauer, the two songs combine to form "Reprisal"; a tale of vengeance and retribution.

Reception

auspOp said: "'

' is undoubtedly the most commercial of the two and is primed for commercial radio airplay", adding "'Distant Arizona' is a slightly grittier electronic piece, with Alister from Cloud Control providing the vocals." The website also called the project "seriously impressive".

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