Following collaborations with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and the Britten Sinfonia, Copenhagen's principal indie-electronica-classical experimentalists have taken a relatively reined in approach for their third album. The orchestras, overdubs, choirs and weird sounds remain, but the classical instrumentation is allied to song structures that are much closer to a conventional indie pop band. Anyone who enjoyed Elbow being backed by the Hallé Orchestra last year will find much to love here. It's emotional music, full of subtle tension and lurking drama.
They were also the most exciting bands we saw at SXSW 2010, genuinely having as much fun as anyone in the room.
1. Modern Drift
2. Alike
3. I Was Playing Drums
4. Raincoats
5. Harmonics
6. Full Moon
7. The Soft Beating
8. Scandinavian Love
9. Mirror Mirror
10. Natural Tune
Opener Modern Drift, in which a Philip Glass-style repetitive piano, kettle drums and Casper Clausen's huge, impassioned delivery combine to make one of the new year's must-hear tracks - The Guardian
