(2001) - A twelve-minute EP that took over three years to make. Each of these four 3-minute songs are minor masterpieces of the pop form. Gorgeous melodies, elegant guitars, and clever winks to the 50s-era love song abound. Features the single "Quite" plus "Slow Kiss" and "She Whispers the Winter Snow."

REVIEWS

"A departure from the Manchester by way of Southern California sounds of their previous releases, this four-song EP finds the Autumns channeling a '50s pop energy that locks in step with the high school dance motif of the album artwork. With breezy, clean guitar tones bouncing off of picturesque imagery, this is waltzing music for indie pop kids. The guitars hang big icy halos over the gorgeously fragile purity of sweet harmonies and chilly atmospherics in "Thieves in Blue"and "Slow Kiss." Though many of the trademarks of their earlier work are still present here - Matthew Kelly's achingly beautiful vocals; Frankie Koroshec's pristine guitar tones; the underlying conviction that this is music that matters - the band has temporarily traded in their customary lush wall of sound for an approach that owes more to the 50's era love song than anything from the past four decades. This is music for the romantic soul."
ALL MUSIC GUIDE (AMG)

"The Autumns have always had a knack for creating beautiful pop music that oozes with sincerity and shines with top-notch musicianship and tasteful production qualities. Their new four-song EP, Le Carillon, is no different... we can only hope they continue to explore this new sound - it really is refreshing."
BASEMENT LIFE

"There are a handful of artists, however, whose attempts at writing sad, wistful pop songs should not only be encouraged, but cherished. And with "Le Carillon," The Autumns shoot right to the top of that list."
OPUSZINE

"Damn, I wish this was a little longer, because four songs of this smooth guitar indie pop just isn't enough."
SHREDDING PAPER

"The Autumns' all-covers entry in Absalom's 3" CD subscription series scored them points for quirkiness, but told us little about their own songwriting ability. Here, they've remedied that omission with four originals, all of them rooted in the syrupy sound of slowdance-friendly sixties pop, as refined by Brian Wilson...If you like the woozy retro-pop elevator sound of Ladybug Transistor, there's a good chance you'll love Le Carillon -- and because it runs just over twelve minutes, you can listen to it five times an hour if you want to."
SPLENDIDEZINE.COM

"It takes a band with considerable talents to make musical elements half a century old sound fresh and new. The Autumns bring pop music full-circle here while expanding their repertoire."
WAKE-ZINE

"A beautifully packaged and extremely well conceived four song EP; Top notch stuff and quite beautiful indeed; Rating: Excellent"
BABYSUE.COM

"One of the greatest bands playing today."
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC NEWS

"Cool smooth swing with a crooning sigh you could die for. The guitars shimmer in liquid brightness, the drums smile, and though the lyrics are sometimes melancholy, you still feel like floating.
INK19

"The Autumns deliver a great new four-song EP, which showcases their expertise at mellow retro-pop.The Autumns have developed their own unique brand of pop, music that combines the spirit of 50s love ballads with jangly Rickenbacker guitar and soft, romantic vocals. David Lynch would definitely approve."
EXCLAIM

"Crisp, beautiful guitar work, groovey bass lines, and wonderful vocals mark these four pop songs that ache with love and desperation and a subtle playfulness...Expect to here more beautiful songs from The Autumns."
DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY

"It's sweet, it's saccharin, and the songs are short and basically work because of this; Chiming, lazy guitars play out nicely with very subtle percussion while lead singer Matthew Kelly wavers between sort of a dreamy croon and light falsetto."
ALMOST COOL

"Another noble release from the musical masters of hypnotism and mind-blowing sensual. This quartet plays some of the most beautiful sounds that exist today." GRADE: A
MEANSTREET

"These guys are just pure fucking artistic geniuses...layers of passion fondled with veracity...this couldn't work out any better...I am longing for more."
UNPOP

"...next in line to sit on the throne that has been occupied by bands like Cocteau Twins, Red House Painters... Le Carillon is a wonderful collection of ethereal pop tunes with a decidedly ‘50’s slant...[a] keen sense of melody and pop structure...sends tingles up my spine every time I hear it— Le Carillon is an EP that is over far too soon."
HYBRID MAGAZINE

'Comprised of four extremely pretty songs in an ultra sugar-coated world of 1950s dreampop, Le Carillon surpasses many of the classic songs it sets out to emulate. "Thieves in Blue" and "Slow Kiss" are locked in a death match to become the "Earth Angel" on the new millenium.'
75 OR LESS

“Lush, sophisticated pop from the L.A. four-piece that wouldn't sound terribly out of place in the company of a Bryan Ferry album.”
JAM! SHOWBIZ