Swedish husband-and-wife duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums follow up the critically acclaimed debut 'Heartcore' with the primal and striking 'The Snake' A complex blend of tribal crashes, percussive loops, and gutsy primitive soul music strikes an immediate and invigorating chord, before reverting to a measured resonant hush.

Brooding throughout (with the starkness broken rarely) the album closes with the epic "My Heart"... An uplifting seven minutes that blossomes into a full-blown gospel anthem territory.... "I'm lost without your rhythm".

Addictive stuff.... you'll hit play again as soon as it stops.

1 Island
2 There Is No Light
3 Chain of Steel
4 So Soft So Pink
5 Places
6 Great Lines
7 Today/Tomorrow
8 Liar Lion
9 Who Ho Ho Ho
10 My Heart

In full flight, the effect is sensual, pulverising and mesmeric, as Wallentin cries out lyrics such as: "There is no light, my eyelids ache" and "She's got a hold of me, in a nasty way". What it all means is anyone's guess, but listen closely and you can hear them throwing in Motown keyboards, steel drums, xylophones and presumably a job lot of kitchen sinks. - The Guardian