Absolutely Free were absolutely brilliant when I saw them live supporting Viet Cong last week. I knew nothing about them but was blown away by their performance, which included this track "UFO". They are a Canadian band featuring former members of "DD/MM/YYYY" (who I've not heard of either) and reminded me a little of fellow Canadian experimental/electronic band Suuns. The use of strange old sound clips, the way they slowly layer up the track with fantastic retro analog synth sounds, the way the vocals and guitar melody harmonise, the way the percussion builds up stronger and faster... it all makes for an incredibly powerful and interesting track, especially experienced live. They even combined this with weird video projections covering their faces and the wall behind them. If you get chance to see them, I strongly recommend going, in fact I can't wait for them to tour again.

jpaylor 11 Feb 2015