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Pitchfork 5.7/10 Efterklang's new album, which takes its name from an Arctic Circle ghost town to which the Danish band traveled in 2011 to gather field recordings, features a guest violinist, pianist, and a 70-piece girls' choir.
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 Piramida is a haven, frozen and expansive but ceaselessly alluring, and deserving of far more than just a visit.
DIY 4/5 ‘Piramida’ is sheer testament to Efterklang’s skill as master artisans.
The Skinny 4/5 Efterklang’s intrepid ambition is perhaps their defining characteristic, as evidenced by fourth album Piramida’s titular birthplace: an abandoned mining facility in Svalbard. Decamping to the frozen archipelago for nine days, the Danish trio collected various field recordings, from which they built Piramida’s base – rusted iron struck like xylophone bars; birds and air taped and appropriated.
Under The Radar 8.0/10 Most records these days come with a steroid-bolstered PR narrative in tow, but the backstory to Efterklang's fourth studio effort, Piramida, has more traction than those of its peers.
The Guardian 3/5 An air of mechanised melancholy hangs over the fourth album from this eclectic Danish band, writes <strong>Betty Clarke</strong>
The Irish Times 4/5 Piramida 4AD ****
