Efterklang - Topic

Efterklang's new album 'Things We Have In Common' is out now on City Slang! The experimental Danish art pop/indie-rock group Efterklang emerged in the front half of the 2000s with an enchanting blend of atmospheric pop and lushly arranged orchestral rock elements. Efterklang formed in December 2000 when childhood friends Casper Clausen (vocals), Mads Brauer (computer), and Rasmus Stolberg (guitar) -- all three having recently moved to Copenhagen from the tiny Danish island of Als -- joined musical forces with pianist Rune Mølgaard and drummer/trumpeter Thomas Husmer. From the start, the band members took a D.I.Y. approach to their music, handling all aspects of songwriting, recording, and production in their Copenhagen practice space. Efterklang found an audience, especially in Europe, after releasing their first two albums on England's the Leaf Label; the attention led to a deal with 4AD. 2012's expansive Piramida, recorded at an abandoned Russian coal-mining settlement on a remote Norwegian island, was a creative and career high point, motivating future experiments like the 2015 opera Leaves: The Colour of Falling. During a band hiatus, Efterklang's core members formed another group called Liima, who issued a pair of albums in 2016 and 2017 before returning to their primary project for 2019's Altid Sammen and 2021's Windflowers. The band has recorded five studio albums and are currently signed to City Slang.