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When Saints Go Machine - Kelly

John Rogers | Wednesday 8 June, 2011 11:04

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So, a new music obsession is born. We’d previously been impressed by Danish four-piece When Saints Go Machine at the relentlessly ace Ja Ja Ja night; but upon closer inspection, it appears their new album “Konkylie” (Danish for ‘conch’) is really rather spectacularly good. Operatic, icy electronic pop with a one-off falsetto – this is the kind of intelligent pop music that the dumbed-down, hyper-contrived divas of today make me yearn for.

When Saints Go Machine – Kelly by snipelondon

Bonus: Last night they played XOYO supporting coming-of-age solo artist Saint Saviour – a modern day Kate Bush with a striking voice and some really fantastic dramatic pop songs up her sleeve. See below for Birdsong, from her current EP, out today.

Saint Saviour – Birdsong by snipelondon

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