THE COLLIBRO

I'm generally not the greatest fan of the modern "progressive" alt rock put out by bands such as Muse, but on this record, Lis er Stille manage to push through what made that genre boring and stagnant. Every song is complex, layered and well thought out. The approach to composition seems more classically based than other heavy rock, but the rock is still very much there. Of particular note are Martin Byrialsen's organic sounding keyboards, which provide ethereal yet fitting textures to the music which contrast nicely with the guitar and drums as well as pleasant and appropriate piano interludes during the middle of longer songs. The album feels like it has a concept or narrative of some sort, although I have yet to work out what it is. Overall a fantastic album particularly for fans of progressive hard rock or alternative rock.