Just discovered this lovely, boy/girl, British/Norwegian, Indiepop band that blends influences from Broadcast, Electrelane, and Lush into a tasty treat. The video for The Mystery of Marie Roget is fabulous viewing even without the music. Of course, it's styled to look like a 1920's silent film, and borrows some images from the 1928 Bunuel/Dali collaboration, Un Chien Andalou.
The title of the song comes from a short story by Poe. The girls in particular look incredibly authentic in this:
Their debut album, Self-taught Magic from a Book, has just come out on the Angular Recording Corporation.
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