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6 Track EP by Elastica
6 Track EP is an EP by Elastica, released in 1999. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “How He Wrote Elastica Man”, on 1 list with a best position of #6.
The 6 Track EP, released on Deceptive Records in 1999, was the first new Elastica material since the B-sides on the 1996 "Car Song" single, and Justine Frischmann was quick to say it was no grand comeback. Instead it's a scrapbook of rarities and demos gathered from the long, messy years since the debut, when disputes and lineup changes kept stalling the follow-up.
That rough, unvarnished quality is the charm. The punk, post-punk and new wave spark that Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch built the band on is still there, just looser and scrappier. The big draw is "How He Wrote Elastica Man", on which Mark E. Smith duets with Frischmann, his bark cutting across her cool drawl. Several of these songs resurfaced, better polished, on The Menace in 2000.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from 6 Track EP on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How He Wrote Elastica Man | 1 | #6 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.