A review I did for the second album by an obscure, now-defunct ‘math rock’ trio from Denmark:

Marvin’s Revolt- ‘Killec’

Marvin’s Revolt are a dynamic Danish trio capable of displaying some real invention.

Jerky time signatures rub up nicely against melodic chord structures. Their skewed, ever-twisting riffs jostle for space in between busy polyrhythms without the end result sounding awkward and cluttered.

They generate a lively energy and generally forgo any calmer, drowsier moments that may cause your attention to waver.
It’s challenging music but only in the way the band challenge themselves to produce something original, not in terms of it being a challenge to sit through and enjoy.

They have a crunchy, clanging sound but there are pleasingly diverse elements at work; ‘Add. Edit. Kill.’ demonstrates a gentler acoustic side that still maintains a fidgety charm while ‘Times Will Change’ boasts a nice kind of post-rock male voice choir portion.
In line with other Scandinavian bands, Marvin’s Revolt sing their English lyrics with an American twang but this suits them perfectly as they seem more than capable of matching up to the best prog-pop math-rockers the US has to offer.

This is a fairly impressive batch of songs that deserve greater exposure.

(review originally published here)