There are many things you could say about my taste in numerous things, music included. One of those would be that I'm not usually a huge fan of music from outside the English-speaking world, and quite frankly - you'd be right. That said, Efterklang have created Springer, something that has become one of my favourite albums so far this year. Clicks, Whistles, Piano and excellent vocals make this a must-have for fans of Scandinavian bands in the vein of Sigur Rós and Mùm.

Springer starts off with Kloy Gyn, an interesting eight minutes of piano, drums and few other effects that I couldn't put my finger on. The vocals seemed strangely to be a mix of English and another language that I couldn't place, mainly because of their soft volume against the background music. Nevertheless, one doesn't need to understand the words to be strangely soothed by its slightly melancholy sound.

Next off the block is Antitech, a seven minute long demonstration of how clicks and ambient music should be done. Redrop follows immediately after, throwing us well into an immensely good piano piece, lasting for four minutes. Bright then follows on in the same tradition, but with slightly more vocals and extra background additions.

The fifth and final track on Springer is my least-favourite of the album, although that's not especially damning considering how awesome the other four tracks are. To me, Filmosonic XL seemed too much of an afterthought. It seemed to be just tacked-on, rather than flow in from the previous piece in any recognisable way. However, that is not to say that it isn't a passable piece in its own right.

Overall, the tracks seem to gel together despite Filmosonic XL's best efforts to the contrary, to produce an interesting, and worthwhile thirty-one minutes of music. They seem to flow from each other in a way rarely seen in music these days. Those of you looking for something ground-breaking need not look here, but anyone else looking for soothing, pleasant songs with milky-soft vocals will find something quite pleasant.

There are many things you could say about my taste in numerous things, music included. One of those would be that I'm not usually a huge fan of music from outside the English-speaking world, and quite frankly - you'd be right. That said, Efterklang have created Springer, something that has become one of my favourite albums so far this year. Clicks, Whistles, Piano and excellent vocals make this a must-have for fans of Scandinavian bands in the vein of Sigur Rós and Mùm.

Springer starts off with Kloy Gyn, an interesting eight minutes of piano, drums and few other effects that I couldn't put my finger on. The vocals seemed strangely to be a mix of English and another language that I couldn't place, mainly because of their soft volume against the background music. Nevertheless, one doesn't need to understand the words to be strangely soothed by its slightly melancholy sound.

Next off the block is Antitech, a seven minute long demonstration of how clicks and ambient music should be done. Redrop follows immediately after, throwing us well into an immensely good piano piece, lasting for four minutes. Bright then follows on in the same tradition, but with slightly more vocals and extra background additions.

The fifth and final track on Springer is my least-favourite of the album, although that's not especially damning considering how awesome the other four tracks are. To me, Filmosonic XL seemed too much of an afterthought. It seemed to be just tacked-on, rather than flow in from the previous piece in any recognisable way. However, that is not to say that it isn't a passable piece in its own right.

Overall, the tracks seem to gel together despite Filmosonic XL's best efforts to the contrary, to produce an interesting, and worthwhile thirty-one minutes of music. They seem to flow from each other in a way rarely seen in music these days. Those of you looking for something ground-breaking need not look here, but anyone else looking for soothing, pleasant songs with milky-soft vocals will find something quite pleasant.