Tall Tales in Tiny Pieces

Tailcoat are my new favourite band. Tall Tales in Tiny Pieces is the debut album from this Danish/Swedish five-piece who create exquisite music from their combinations of electric bass, fiddle and Hardanger fiddle, percussion, nyckelharpa and cittern. Folk traditions and new compositions unite to create something new and beguiling. Tailcoat have the delicacy and refinement of chamber music, the wild spirit of Nordic dance music, the allure of the Middle East, a melancholic beauty and a mischievous sense of humour.

Stunning melodies emerge out of subtle, gorgeous textures as the members of the band breathe as one, listening intently. ‘This is our collection of tall tales in tiny pieces, short stories and tiny truths’ they say, and it's true, each track opens up a new world, turning the pages in a book of magical narratives. It's incredibly hard to choose a favourite track as each reveals something different and precious in an album that is superbly produced. Credit is due as well to the artwork by Stine Skovbjerg who creates an enchanted world in miniature that could so easily become a bestselling children's book or a TV series.