Any Notwist composition can be recognized to the naked eyes and open ears by its soft and somewhat spoken vocals that travel imaginative electronica wavelengths. The Devil, You + Me, minimalist and subdued in its delivery, is no exception. The German band has been creating music for well over a decade and they know how to filter emotion by selecting moments within songs to become intense. As on their 13 & God project with Themselves, many songs are astronomically titled and the lyrics teem with a Radiohead sense of abstract poetics. The more ambient “Boneless” rises upwards like a lost balloon, and guitar-heavy “Good Lies” meets halfway with Beta Band’s organic means of achieving expressive and experimental rock.

-Alternative Amy