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Every few months in 2011, The Dø's second album received a release in another territory as more people realised that the French/Finnish duo's sound had plenty of snap and grit to recommend it. As with previous album A Mouthfuland its clarion call, On My Shoulders, the off-kilter nature of The Dø's pop sensibilities produces such winners as Smash Them All (Night Visitors)and Slippery Slope. Between Olivia Merilahti's distinctive voice and Dan Levy's hyperactive, confident approach to the soundboard and the amount of instruments at his disposal, The Dø overwhelm and seduce with equal helpings of power, ideas and panache. What brings you back to the album for more listens, though, is the way the duo combine so many different thematic strands – from melancholic to chaotic to conventional to eccentric – without losing the plot. See thedomusic.com

Download tracks: Smash Them All (Night Visitors), Slippery Slope