album #32

jj nº 3 (jj)

These guys remind me of Sigur Ros, there's a ghostly prettiness to the record, it swirls around in this synthy, white-snow-in-the-bright-sun dreamscape. They remind me of Dark Dark Dark- one big reason because I found each of these through the same friend; another because there's a sense of muted mystery around both of them, a darkness from which the vocals shine out; the main difference between the two is the Eastern European bent of the latter, the Nordic bent of the former. I don't particularly need this record, I do love one track though: "You Know," a sparkling melody with a hint of sadness and a graceful ambition. Those adjectives generally apply to the feel of the album.