Alphabeat

This Is Alphabeat

Unapologetically pop, this Danish six-piece’s debut is joyful on every level. The mood is definitely ‘up’ and, in an age of achingly-dull pale indie boys in vest in Trilbies, this is A Good Thing. The opening song (the self-mythologising ‘Fantastic Six’) sounds like it could be the backing track to learning An Important Life Lesson on Sesame Street (this is a compliment). Interestingly the singles (’Fascination’ and ‘10,000 Nights’) are far from the best things here. The fight for intelligent pop powers ahead.