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‘Hell Is Empty The Devils Are All Here’ is the new 3-track EP by Melbourne-based songwriter Paul Connor, a.k.a. Wildcat General Strike. The EP signals something of a new direction for Connor, with a slower tempo and newfound level of introspection guiding tracks which combine an emotional depth and nonchalant hip reminiscent of UK indie icons The Jesus and Mary Chain. The buzzing guitars and garage wailing of previous release ‘CODSWALLOP’ have been replaced by chiming layers of melody, hypnotically building walls of shimmering feeling around the listener. Also new in ‘Hell Is Empty’ are the backing vocals of Zoe Jackson (Prudence Rees-Lees, Grand Salvo), which add a subtle and haunting mood throughout the EP. Lyrically, a dark meditation on life, love and post-modern malaise has taken the place of Connor’s previous affection for quirky wit and irony, with lines such as ‘take a look at the people ‘round here/dropping out of a world that’s dying’ and ‘in the cold cold war you got a