Walls EP is the sixth release by the Brisbane band The Red Paintings

The Red Paintings

The Red Paintings are an Orchestral art rock band originally formed 1999 in Geelong, Victoria but have been based over the last few years in Los Angeles, USA. The band consists of lead vocalist and songwriter Trash McSweeney on guitar, sequencing and samples, Trash also is the brainchild behind all...

. Released in Australia

Australia

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 on 23 May 2005, it is considered their first major breakthrough, and was receeived with praise and favourable reviews.

Critical Response

Walls was very well received by Sputnik Music, and currently features in the "Staff Picks". Staff reveiver Jom praised the bands for producing "arguably the most remarkable EP of 2005" and summarised the album as a "phenomenal EP that defines The Red Paintings' stellar musicianship" .

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald

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's Bernard Zuel, described the EP as "psychedelia the way it's meant to be" and likened them to The Decemberists

The Decemberists

The Decemberists are an indie folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. The other members of the band are Chris Funk , Jenny Conlee , Nate Query , and John Moen .The band's...

 and the Arcade Fire.

Track listing

1. "Walls" - 3:03
2. "The Streets Fell Into My Window" - 5:37
3. "Dead Adults" - 7:02
4. "Mad World
   Mad World
   "Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
   
   " - 4:52
5. "Portrait of a Dead Soul" - 4:27
6. "Walls" (Alternate Ending) - 4:22
7. "Signals From the Frontier" - 4:42

Personnel

• Trash McSweeny - Guitar, Vocals, Samples
• Ellen Stancombe - Violin, Backing Vocals
• Wayne Jennings - Cello, Backing Vocals
• Josh Engelking - Drums, Percussion
• Bo Whitton - Bass