Choir of Young Believers, another Scandinavian super collective, is the alter ego of Danes Jannis Makrigiannis, Anders Rhedin and Fridolin. Their grandiose orchestra-driven pop culminates in the album’s opening four tracks, which properly display their innate ability for orchestral arrangement and talent for eerie but poignant lyrics.

However, the graceful sweeps of orchestration soon spiral out into arcs of melodrama and pretence as the musical landscapes of tracks like ‘Action/Reaction’ are replaced by an apparent assumption that multi-layering of instrumentation and profundity are one and the same. This Is For The White In Your Eyes reveals in COYB shades of talent reminiscent of Brian Wilson, however with scant indication of potential genius. Rather than imbuing the listener with a sense of expectation for their future work, these misguided talents are somewhat off putting.

Nick Harris