Purveyors of giddily upbeat pop, Denmark's Alphabeat burst onto the European music scene in 2008 with its lively debut, THIS IS ALPHABEAT. Drawing inspiration from 1970s/'80s radio hits, the Scandinavian sextet, fronted in time-honored boy/girl fashion by Anders SG and Stine B, the ensemble often comes across as a more organic version of fellow Danes Junior Senior, as best revealed on the breezy, beat-driven "Fascination." Despite Alphabeat's accessibility, it is does reveal an edgier background at times, most notably on its fine cover of Public Image Ltd's "Public Image."






















