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Under Byen is a Danish band founded in 1995 mainly by Katrine Stochholm and Henriette Sennenvaldt.

* Album of the month : May 2002 *

The times they are a-changing... and long gone, fortunately, are the days when rock and pop were only a man affair. Nowadays, more and more great music comes from the female half of the world, and it's quite good news. Girls can rock like hell ( Norway's Bronco Busters or Sweden's Sahara Hotnights), but they do it with style. They can charm and caress ( like Ephemera in this same column last month) without being insipid. Or they can bring you to unknown territories, like UNDER BYEN do on this stupendous second album.

Since the debut single Veninde i vinden in 1999, there was clear evidence that this four girls - four guys combo lead by Henriette Sennenvaldt and Katrine Stochholm was bound for great things. The same year, their first album " Kyst" confirmed brilliantly that favourable impression. Set into a lush soundscape of scrawling noises, this haunting mixture of chilling whispers and chamber instruments displayed a captivating effect, bringing to mind - maybe a bit too obviously sometimes - the sheer magic of Björk and Stina Nordenstam at their most inspired.