The Notwist are hard to pin down. Starting in the early '90s as a metal outfit, the German group have somehow quite naturally drifted onward and upward to the ethereal realm of electronic folk-pop. And they are so exceptionally adept at this style that it's no stretch to get completely dazzled by their dreamscapes and find yourself making comparisons to everyone from Radiohead (though the Notwist are rarely as large or ominous) to the Postal Service (the Notwist are smoother and more sophisticated) to the sensible arena-pop of Coldplay (the Notwist are too sonically ambitious to sell... More >>>