Miike Snow - Miike Snow

[Inertia:2009]
Miike Snow is not a guy called Mike but in fact Swedish production duo Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, and American song writer and singer Andrew Wyatt. The collaboration results in a great pop record of irresistible melodies and infectious beats, akin to a less rock ‘n’ roll version of Phoenix or a more up-tempo version of The Whitest Boy Alive. The album kicks off with five little gems in a row: ‘Animal’ the bouncy opener, ‘Black and Blue’ which features a kicking disco/house chorus, ‘Silvia’ a yearning love song with a peppy beat, the sweet xylophone melody on first single ‘Burial’, and ‘Song For No One’ which features an addictive keyboard riff. There’s no doubt about it: Miike Snow know how to write a song that your ears like to hear, and with a really “clean”, very Scandinavian production approach sometimes the sound can verge on feeling a little too inoffensive – a little too “IKEA” if you know what I mean?... But there is absolutely nothing wrong with a bit of shameless pop - and when it comes to shameless pop these guys know what they’re doing: Karlsson and Winnberg won a Grammy for producing Britney’s ‘Toxic’ – one of my favourite Britney recordings – so we’re in good hands. Miike Snow have given us an album that’s well-packaged with a shiny finish and it’s pretty darn addictive.

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