Lovers le Strange

"Lovers le Strange" is the debut EP from Sydney band Expatriate. The line-up was Ben King, Chris Kollias and Damien Press. Tim Rogers had already left the band by this stage.

Lovers Ie Strange
EP by Expatriate
Released	September 26, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	13 min 4 s
Label	Dew Process
Producer	Damien Press
Expatriate chronology
"Get Out, Give In" (2005) Lovers Ie Strange (2005) 'Play a Part EP' (2007)

Track listings

1. "The Spaces Between"
2. "Get Out, Give In"
3. "Killer Kat"
4. "Aviation at Night"
5. "The Spaces Between" (Decoder Ring Remix)

Two of the EP's tracks, "The Spaces Between" and "Get Out, Give In" have since been re-recorded and featured on the album In the Midst of This. The versions on the album are noticeably different from the ones featured on this EP.

The track "Killer Kat" was featured on EA Sports Cricket 07. The track "The Spaces Between" was featured on EA Sports Rugby 08.

Radio singles

Before the EP was released "The Spaces Between" achieved an extended period of airplay on Triple J. A few months afterwards "Killer Kat" received commercial radio airplay. "Killer Kat" was a more successful radio single than "The Spaces Between", mainly due to it being free download of the week on the Australian iTunes Store, and having the video made for it.

Video

A promotional video was made for the song "Killer Kat" however no video was made for the radio single "The Spaces Between". The "Killer Kat" video was a surreal yet silly piece starring lead singer Ben King running away from a pack cardboard cat heads.

Artwork

The cover photo was taken by Matt O'Brien. The artwork is very closely modelled upon René Magritte's work The Lovers. It is speculated that the EP's title is an inside joke relating to the artwork, possibly suggesting that the piece The Lovers is strange.