ROCK

摘要

Seven years since their last release, the Danish trio returns with an album boldly sung in their native language. We Brits, me included, are very lazy about anything sung in other than English, but Efterklang is worth trying that little bit harder for. Their song titles appear like random phrases constructed from names of items of furniture in IKEA, but the sheer beauty of Casper Clausen's voice transforms the unfamiliar words into streams of pure sound that penetrate the listener's psyche at a level deeper than mere understanding. They've always been bold innovators, but the acoustic/ electronic arrangements here surpass anything they've achieved so far. An easy listen it isn't, but a rewarding one? Oh yes. JBk