Ringo Deathstarr – Shadow EP

It's been said before, but the point remains valid: Ringo Deathstarr, whilst undeniably good, are so overwhelmingly derivative that it surely calls into question the band's underlying motivations.

To put it politely, this trio owe some enormous “favours” to My Bloody Valentine and The Wedding Present and whilst opening track Shadow is periodically set alight by the vocal contributions of Jason Reece (of fellow Austin natives Trail Of Dead) even that merely serves to remind us that this could be a pretty great band if only they would do something different, anything different.

Though none of these tracks are poor, the highlight of the EP is probably the closing cover of Just You from Twin Peaks where their 80s shoegaze obsession collides with 50s rock and roll innocence to mesmerising effect.