the modern drift is all i have
After 10 years and two studio albums, Efterklang is going to have a big year in 2010 with the debut of their full-length Magic Chairs due out on February 23rd.
The Copenhagen-based, experimental pop 4-piece, comprised of core members Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, Thomas Husmer and Rasmus Stolberg, have been playing together since December 2000. Live, Efterklang adds three to four members to create a truly orchestral sound, and have even played with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra to recreate their second album Parades, the collaboration dubbed Performing Parades.
On the new record, Efterklang experiments with pop structures and continues to create their signature cinematic sound with catchy hooks, telling fans: We wanted to display every sound source clearly so that the listener can hear every ingredient of the music.
Our friends over at The Photon God sum it up best: Efterklang is probably one of the few bands I can always count on to move me in some way. Their sound is just so surprising and from a storyteller’s perspective, infinitely enviable. I have the capacity for admiration of bands that can tell stories with sounds. Even if there is no defined narrative, emotions are shown and understood in a sequence that has an impact on you.
Efterklang is touring in the U.S. in March with a stop in New York City on March 3rd at Le Poisson Rouge before heading to SXSW.
You can stream three songs from their upcoming album – “Modern Drift,” “Alike” and “Full Moon” – on the homepage of their website here. And you can listen to “Modern Drift” right here on forthebeat…
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