Recorded in Reykjavik as a split release between Icelandic indie label 12 Tonar and
Anton Newcombe's A Records label, the
Just Like Kicking Jesus EP borrows the absurdly titled "Bring Me the Head of Paul McCartney on Heather Mill's Wooden Peg (Dropping Bombs on the White House)" from 2008's shoegaze-inspired
My Bloody Underground, and bundles the song with two alternate versions of "Just Like Kicking Jesus" from the same album. Stripped down, the similarities to
My Bloody Valentine's "I Only Said" become even more evident, and fans may find the mellower takes on the song worthwhile, but the main draw to
BJM completists will be the two versions of the previously unreleased "Amazing Electronic Talking Cave." The first, the "Learn to Speak Icelandic You Smug Shit Version," features the gentle soprano of Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir, while the second features
Newcombe on vocals, shrouded in reverberation, sing-speaking over a driving repetition of guitar drones. ~ Jason Lymangrover