The Kissaway Trial had seemingly gone missing since I saw them at Wireless Festival and subsequently wrote this glowing review.
The above statement is not strictly true as over the last few years the Danish 5-piece have been silently honing their sound and sharing stages with artists as diverse as Sigur Ros, Editors and Passion Pit.
The band are gearing up for a return in 2010 with a new album titled ‘Sleep Mountain’, out on Bella Union, that triumphantly builds on the foundations laid down for their 2007 self-titled debut.
The first song to be unleashed from the upcoming release is the stomping ‘SDP’’ with its six-minutes of buoyant energy. Fans of the bands previous output will draw parallels gems like ‘61’ and the awesome ‘Smother + Evil = Hurt’ and the trademark dual vocals are still at the forefront. Producer Peter Katis’ work with Interpol and The National may well have rubbed off on The Kissaway Trail because they look and sound more focussed than ever before.
‘Sleep Mountain‘ may well be one of the releases to look forward to in 2010.
TRACKS:
The Kissaway Trail – SDP
