FRIENDLY FIRES Late Night Tales (2012 UK/EU limited edition 16-track Half-Speed Mastered double LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180gram Virgin Vinyl - The opening third of their compilation is pitched firmly on the up, tripping back through disco’s global strands before taking a left turn via the always welcome art-pop auteurs Bibio and Stereolab, the familiar chimes of 'Hold On' by SBTRKT ring onto Friendly Fires’ exclusive cover version of the '78 electronic classic 'Why Don't You Answer' [by Eberhard Schoener and Sting]. On the home leg, Grouper's acoustic minimalism attracts the shoegazing daydreams of Cocteau Twins and Slowdive before Friendly Fires take it home with the seemingly unmanageable arrangement of Olivia Newton John into German neo-classical composer Nils Frahm. Tucking you in, Late Night Tales begin a new bedtime story 'Flat Of Angles' narrated by new storyteller Benedict Cumberbatch. Complete with a Bonus CD of the entire album & more plus the high quality 30cm art print, the hype-stickered single-pocket picture sleeve has a little shelfwear but the vinyl looks barely played)