Review:
Iceland may be known primarily these days for its air travel-disrupting volcanic ash and for being the first European country to officially go bankrupt, but that hasn't stopped Gus Gus from making one of their most diverse albums yet. There is no shortage of slickly produced, trance-pop - like the string-soaked "Within You" and the eminently hummable "Over" - but Arabian Horse also shows that they aren't afraid to flirt with other sounds. "Deep Inside" is a bizarre combination of late period Celtic rock Simple Minds mixed with soaring trance chords; "Selfloss" moves from deep synth passages into gradually sped up, drunken accordion playing and best of all, "Be With Me Now" is a symphonic slow motion beatsy anthem.