Beat Pyramid
Their first full-length studio album, Beat Pyramid sees These New Puritans attack a range of unusual, complex and downright disturbing subjects, such as medieval counting systems or the kidnapping of BBC journalist Alan Johnson, all set to a backing of thoughtful art-pop.
Despite the number of British bands still playing under the umbrella of post-punk this decade, there's still so much TNP get right about the sound: scraps of syncopated guitars making the barest insinuations of melody, stiff electronic beats that sound like factory noise, and a singer who barks excitedly but whose message is initially cryptic.
The debut album from These New Puritans shows a band that have so many ideas that Tom Whyman fears for the future.