From All Music Guide: Recording Info: The Hotel 2 Tango, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

From All Music Guide: Now this is a great idea! Here are seven singles by seven different bands -- both A- and B-sides -- showcasing the considerable innovative and diverse talent the revered British indie label has on its current roster. And the sequencing on a sampler like this is everything. Therefore, the wise and wily at Rough Trade have opted to place the Bs first and it's a very wise move, giving punters that bit of unexpected delight first! The Fiery Furnaces kick it all off (and over) with the provocative "Single Again," the flip of their killer "Tropical Island" single (that cut comes later down the line). The track is edgy in sound as well as lyric. The synth lines come right from the Normal or early Gary Numan and the lyric is delivered in Eleanor Friedberger's trademark detached style, but it is (over) loaded emotionally. Following are a pair of tracks by Wolfman, fronted by Peter Doherty. Where "Back from the Dead" is a jagged little ramble through post-punk pop, "For Lovers" is a ballad worth...

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