M4 (EP)

M4
EP by Faunts
Released	September 22, 2006[1]
Genre	Electronic rock, space rock, post-rock, dream pop, shoegazing
Length	39:23
Label	Friendly Fire Recordings
Faunts chronology
High Expectations/Low Results (2005) M4 (2006) Feel. Love. Thinking. Of (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	6/10[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[3]

M4 is an EP recorded by Canadian indie rock band Faunts in 2006.

Track listing

1. "M4 (Part II)" – 8:18
2. "Sleepwalker" – 7:43
3. "M4 (Part I)" – 9:18
4. "Meno Mony Falls" – 5:54
5. "Of Nature" – 8:08

Music video

The first theatrically styled music video the band ever filmed was made for "M4 (Part II)". It was directed by Ryan Bosworth and came with a limited amount of hard-copy M4 EPs. The video features footage of the band playing interspersed with a visual representation of the song realized by a personified hierarchy of crabs, wherein a single crab wishes to dominate a space of sand dune on a beach. In the end, the single crab becomes the only one left but, reflecting the song's lyrics, the crab is devoured by a bigger predator than itself - a seagull.

Personnel

Faunts

• Steven Batke – vocals, guitar
• Tim Batke – vocals, guitar, keyboard
• Joel Hitchcock – keyboard
• Paul Arnusch – drums

Additional

• Engineer: Graham Lessard
• Mixed by Graham Lessard and Faunts
• Mastered by Phil Demetro
• Artwork Design by Tim Batke and Lindsay Batke

References

1. "Faunts - M4". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
2. Dominic Umile. "Faunts: M4 - PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
3. Alan Ranta. "Faunts - M4 | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 28, 2017.