It's probably a little unfair to label Miike Snow as one-hit wonders, but 2009's Animal was the highlight of an otherwise messy, underwhelming debut album. Thankfully their second LP, last month's Happy To You, is much better, a skewed pop record full of skittering beats and tunes that take off in strange directions. In fact it's no surprise to discover that pre-Miike Snow the duo worked with Madonna and Britney (Toxic is one of theirs, after which they could surely retire happy). The best of the new songs is this one, Bavarian #1 (Say You Will), which rolls in on military drums and an insistent, cranium-wrecking little melody, a breathless momentum making it one of freshest things I've heard this year. The vocals bear a passing resemblance to that Gotye song that got to Number One but to these ears, the sense of carefully constructed abandon recalls Peter Gabriel in his heyday. If you're not still singing it this time tomorrow, you've probably been listening to Toxic.
Bavarian #1 (Say You Will) - listen on Spotify here.
From: Happy To You (2012)
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