These New Puritans

Although their name betrays little of their artistic strengths, These New Puritans prove they are growing a considerably strong creative force - they may have been starting out like one in a row of typically self-indulgent (experimental) indie-bands these days, but their music continues to take a unique shape. Which is particularly evident in their live performances.

Introvert and explosive at the same time, TNP's sound and image concept seems to get quite close to that of Swans. Their new album called 'Hidden' is a fascinating, sinister affair - if they continues to explore like this, we might be witnessing one of those truly unique forces, regardless of the actual musical past or present.