CMU Approved

Approved: Niki And The Dove (Best Of Approved 2010)

By | Published on Thursday 2 December 2010

Fronted by singer and main songwriter Malin Dahlström, Niki And The Dove is a name you may have seen flashing up in various places of late, generally accompanied by gushing praise. The band released their debut single, ‘DJ, Ease My Mind’, in August through Moshi Moshi’s singles club, which is generally a pretty good indicator that something is worth checking out. And in this case, that theory is fully confirmed.

A forlorn song pleading for the present to be blocked out by a happier past, but disguised as one which could be mistaken for euphoric, ‘DJ, Ease My Mind’, and Niki And The Dove’s music in general, shares many similarities with fellow Swedes The Knife, particularly in Dahlström’s vocals, but delves much further into pop.

On the flipside of the single, ‘Under The Bridges’ starts sweet before descending into a electronic freakout, stretching what should have been a three minute song to nine. But somehow it really works. Check out the accompanying videos for both tracks on YouTube, and write this name down in your little book of bands to keep an eye on.

www.youtube.com/user/nikiandthedove



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