Cicada - Roulette

I have a new obsession. Years ago I used to play the Cicada remix of Editors' Munich at Popstarz. It made the track epic and euphoric while still remaining dark. Then in November I was plugged a record by a band called Cicada. As I get so much music to listen to it didn't prick my interest and I ignored it, not associating the two. I think I thought why are they called such a stupid name when there is Cascada and for some mad reason that they sounded like a heavy metal band (?!?).

Finally I've got round to listening to them just ahead of the release of their second album and I've been entirely missing out on something that is so up my street that it could be made just to please me. Electronic music? Check. Scandinavian vocalist? Check. Robots? Check. It's a winner all round. The band are made up of Alex Payne, Aaron Gilbert and former Gus Gus singer Heidrun Bjornsdottir with Editors' frontman popping up on the somber 'Executive'. I've interviewed them for Londonist here if you want to know more...

Heidrun often sounds like one of Ladytron, particularly on new single 'Metropolis', but has the confident self-assured look of Nina Persson (not physically, just how she holds herself).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8yCNO0lUuo[/youtube]

Explosive and busting out with fun (just try and not waggle to 'Psycho Thrills', it's fast becoming one of my favourite albums of the year.

Download Cicada - Metropolis (The Twelves' B-LIVE Rio Mix)