The last official 4AD release of 1980 (I still need to cover the reissue of Birthday Party's Mr. Clarinet), and the last studio release by In Camera. IV Songs sees the band move in a sparser direction, which their Peel session around the same time of this would also show (it was later released as Fin in early 1982). The first track actually begins the ep on the right foot. The Conversation is an effective piano piece with some percussion; eerie but not cheesy. The Attic, is a better PIL rip-off than Mass could have attempted. Fragments of Fear is my favorite track here, with a lurching bass-line and a very gothic atmosphere (actually this fits at home with the second side of the Banshees Juju). Legion sounds like an attempt by the guitarist to out-Rowland S Howard Rowland S Howard. It's not bad at all, and shows a melodic side while retaining the atmospheric metallic wall of noise guitar. I quite like this EP and it shows a strong step up from their single earlier in the year. If this had better production, I can only imagine how frightening this truly could be.
Rating: 3.5/5
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