Two tracks of stormy tribal pop from Apache Beat, two gals and three fellows from NYC who have been getting a lot of looks from both sides of the pond lately. "Tropics(1)" is a dense slice of rhythmic post-rock with haunting synths and raspy female vocals that'll require (many) repeat listenings. The flip features the soaring "Your Powers Are Magic(2)" - while not as catchy as "Tropics," it's just as satisfying a listen, as the band toys with a quiet-loud dynamic and singer Ilirjana lets her delivery wax and wane with the music. Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies.

reviewed by Larri Byrd