Neu! are the first band that springs to mind when listening to BEAK>'s debut. With chugging basslines, slowly evolving songs and the inclusion of a Casio keyboard into the traditional rock band setting, it's hard to believe that BEAK> are in fact from Bristol not Düsseldorf (and that this album is being released in 2009, for that matter!). Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams stipulated that the record wouldn't be overdubbed, and that everything would be recorded in one room.

The album entrances the listener with its repetitive bass lines and distant vocals, leading you by the hand to an obscure cold room where the band is playing the music personally for you. With the vast majority of song titles in the album referring to local places and the cold ambience of the record reflecting the time of year in which it was recorded (January 5 - 17), BEAK>'s debut seems set to be the soundtrack for this winter in Bristol.

Daniel Sanchez Clemente