Almost a year ago now we were introduced to a band from Denmark called Mew. Byron, our producer, played us Comforting Sounds, prefacing it as one of the best album enders of all time. The song is last on Mew’s 2003 release, ‘Frengers,’ but the group’s brilliance is present throughout. Look for super technical drumming amid crushing guitars and Jonas Bjerre’s high, sweet, vocals. Check out their MySpace for samples from ‘Frengers’ and their 2006 effort ‘Mew: And The Glass Handed Kites.’

A little while ago I was trolling though MySpace land and I stumbled across another Danish band: The Kissaway Trail. A lesser known act, I bought their self-titled album from iTunes, as the record shops would have to order them in. But I had to have it; the five piece borrows moments from some of my favourite bands: the acoustic rawness and comradery of the Arcade Fire, the cinematic tinkling of Sigur Ros (they’re sharing the stage with them later this summer) and some of the timing and guitar sounds of the aforementioned Mew. You can look into The Kissaway Trail at their MySpace or thekissawaytrail.com.