It appears to me that a lot of the great electronica has been coming out of Scandinavia for some time now, Musique Le Pop are no exception.
Hailing from Norway’s east coast, the three-piece deal in dreamy electro with a hint of wonky pop, sounding a bit like Baltimore’s Beach House. The group consists of long-time friends Christoffer Schou, Jon Kristian Furuheim and Elisabeth Thorsen.
Making a small name for themselves last year with their debut single ‘Time Changes’ , Musique Le Pop are back with their latest single ‘Turn To Sand’ ahead of their EP this summer. There is a delicious sad disco feel to the track, Thorsen’s vocals glide over the dreamy electro keyboards and the slightly reverbed drums bring a Pet Shop Boys vide, that’s just on the right side of 80’s electro.
The b-side ‘We Can Be Good’ is an acoustic lead, pure pop, song. Much more of a feel good track (maybe making up for the lonely disco of ‘Turn To Sand’). Staring with the lines “I want to make you a cup of tea”, I thought that the group had gone too cutesy, but as the electro stomp comes in all the fear recedes and the track morphs into a feel good pop song. This is the kind of song that could soundtrack a sunny care free wonder with the girlfriend.
I look forward to the EP in the summer, Musique Le Pop!
You can check out ‘Turn To Sand’, courtesy of The Vibe Guide, below: