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Wow.. I’m so late with this that I may as well not even post it. I think by now this song has even been on that show Gossip Girl so I’ll make this brief for anyone who hasn’t heard these guys yet. Miike Snow are a trio of friends from Sweden (surprise surprise) two of which make up the production team Bloodshy & Avant who happened to produce Britney Spears’ best song ‘Toxic’ a while back. They make some really great retro electro-pop which has the ability to create an instant smile on your face ala Passion Pit and contains the organic, psych feel of Animal Collective to tie it all together. No wonder then, that those two bands have been cited every time someone writes about Miike Snow. The real key here though is that singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt’s voice sounds like fucking Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins combined! That means their songs have some further subconscious appeal that people who grew up dancing to Genesis in the 80′s will find instantly likable. It has a very cheesy quality for sure, but didn’t you just hear me say “retro electro-pop” five seconds ago? What did you expect? Anyways, despite all that and despite my being way behind on posting them (fuck you – I can’t get to everyone!), this album just may save me from a late winter depression.

Miike Snow – Anima
Miike Snow – Silvia
Miike Snow – Song for no one
Miike Snow – Cult Logic

Bonus:
Miike Snow – Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 1:09 am by Jesse and is filed under Electronic, Indie Rock, Pop, Swedish. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.