etcetc would like to introduce The Danish quintet  Oh No Ono, made up of Aske Zidore (guitar, vocals), Malthe Fischer (vocals, guitar), Nis Svoldgaard (bass, vocals), Nicolai Koch (keyboards) and Kristoffer Rom (drums). Formed in 2003 in the mediaeval Danish city of Aalborg, and now resident in Copenhagen.

Early descriptions of their impressive debut album ‘Eggs’ include “…immense, ornate, and majestic” (- Pitchfork), “psychedelica at its cinematic best” (- Filter),  “LOVELY. And warm. A musical hug, if you will.” (- Drowned in Sound), “Imagine if the strangest folks behind the sunshine pop records of the ‘60s swallowed Syd Barrett’s LSD stash and rocked out underwater with the Electric Light Orchestra while breathing helium. Then envision something even more fantastical.” (- Spin), “…impressively bonkers and almost impossible to describe succinctly. It’s psychedelic, baroque, glammy, 70’s AM, with some synth pop and the occasional church choir thrown in.” (- Brooklyn Vegan), “Fantastical, experimental pop that knows no boundaries.” (- Under The Radar). And with a visual aesthetic bound by a series of darkly sexual paintings, their multi-layered, minutely detailed artwork will doubtless prompt much analysis.

‘Eggs’ was recorded in a small country house on the Danish isle of Mon over a nine-month period. The band interweave propulsive grooves with orchestral embellishment, layered harmonies and using some esoteric techniques.  ‘Eleanor Speaks’ the first track of the album, and the drama and tension of ‘Swim’, the album immediately drags you under their spell. ‘Internet Warrior’ rockets towards the heart of the sun. ‘Icicles’ abounds in symphonic splendour. A massed choir heralds the underwater textures of ‘The Wave Ballet’, giving way to the ornately textured singalongs of ‘The Tea Party’. Eggs closes with a near-ten minute opus, ‘Beelitz’.

etcetc will release ‘Eggs’ on the 7th May 2010.