The final EP to appear before Wings of Joy, Tomorrow's Tears contains two cuts from that album, the title track and "Sixth of May," plus two otherwise unavailable numbers. "Tomorrow's Tears" itself is perhaps the most straightforwardly calm and moodily pretty number the band had recorded to that point, as on "Adoration," Jim Shaw's piano takes the lead, this time playing a less unnerving, calmer series of descending notes. Alison Shaw's vocal is a little more sweetly serene as well, while the general band arrangement is politer without losing a slice of passion or mystery. "Sixth of May" also starts with piano, but this time more stridently, as the band pounds and crunches away measurably but relentlessly. As for the other two cuts, "Casa Blanca" lets the group's hidden Spanish influences appear again in both titles and the moody, acoustic-guitar led arrangement; Jim Shaw's percussion work is especially fine. "Dreamless," meanwhile, is the doomiest of the lot, with Francombe's at-times unnerving guitar work and Jim Shaw's piano and drum work setting the dark atmosphere. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide
