While I'm generally more partial to Felt's Cherry Red era - particularly the earlier recordings when their sound was primarily defined by Maurice Deebank's stunning guitar work - in 1987 they put out two releases on Creation that nearly match the Cherry Red stuff in terms of quality, though stylistically completely different. The Poem of the River and Final Resting of the Ark EPs are two of the quietest things they ever did, acoustic in spots, Lawrence's voice almost a whisper and altogether very understated compared to the rest of their material. They're just lovely records to listen to, although as always with Felt you do have to ignore the lyrics at times.
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