As in so much of what I write here these days, I’ve been incredibly slow to write about the new Audiotransparent album. If I thought the band actually cared, they’d probably be afraid I don’t like it. Having enjoyed their debut so much and gone on and on about it, after half the band left last year, they may be scared I’ve gone off them. That isn’t the case though. If anything I’m just lazy.

Nevland is another beautiful album which maintains the original atmosphere and tone of their debut. Continually slow, considerate, dark and immensely pretty, Audiotransparent deserve much more success. The textures are unavoidable, with a range of instruments creating layers of attractive noise. It shouldn’t be a surprise because all the ingredients were there before, yet I did find myself amazed that they didn’t lose much in the way of magic while shedding band members.

I can’t even pick out favourites from this release because it is of high quality right across the board, but I must admit, whenever the strings appear I become completely lost in the music. Andreas Willemse’s violin parts have always been exceptional, but with some additional help from a string section on this record, the arrangements have become epic. Not in a cheesy Hollywood style, but in an emotional, gripping sense. I still want to stand up and make the world listen to Audiotransparent. I’m not sure anyone actually listens to me but there are definitely moments of musical greatness on Nevland.

‘The Friday Of Our Lives’ is available to download from http://www.audiotransparent.com