May You Never

Land of Talk - May You Never (buy)

It opens like most tracks by The Knife, with an electronic flourish probably borrowed from an upgrade sequence of a video game. The piano lines are reserved and Lizzie Powell's vocal sounds like it is sung from the bottom of a well. But once "May You Never" opens up it's really just an indie rock song. The guitar theme is carried by propelling drums and the song paces like a movie; it ebbs and flows with the narrative and slows in order to build climaxes. For that it sounds like an adventure crossing snow-covered grass and roads.

"May You Never" comes from the 2009 EP, Fun and Laughter on Saddle Creek. Cloak and Cipher is Land of Talk's 2010 LP, it's under-appreciated, and it's five bucks.