''Weekends Away'' is the first EP from

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, Washington indie pop band

Math and Physics Club Math and Physics Club are an American indie pop band based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Its members are Charles Bert (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Ethan Jones (bass, keyboards). James Werle played lead guitar until he died in 2018. Kevi ...

and was released in February 2005. The band's initial demo attracted the attention of both Jimmy Tassos of Matinee Recordings and the influential

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DJ John Richards. As they played their second show in December, they were already receiving considerable attention, including frequent spins on

and

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. The band's original demo featured four songs in nearly the same sequence, with "Nothing Really Happened" in place of "Love, Again." The demo version of "Nothing Really Happened" was released on a compilation called ''Strength in Numbers'' in mid-2005, and the song was re-recorded in 2007 for belated release on their third EP '' Baby I'm Yours''. The song "Love, Again" was recorded after the first demo sessions and added to the EP before release. "Sixteen and Pretty" garnered exposure and airplay for the band, leading to the band's appearance at the 2005 Sasquatch Festival.

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wrote that they "set the match of literate, vivid lyrics and irrepressible melody to their faded-picturebook boy/girl harmonies" and

described the EP as "utterly charming."

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said that the "band's first EP is a four track gem that manages to escape any charges of imitation by delivering four very strong songs loaded with tender emotion and easy going charm."

Track listing

#"Weekends Away" #"Sixteen and Pretty" #"Love, Again" #"When We Get Famous"

External links

Official Math and Physics Club websiteMath and Physics Club @ MySpace
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