Sundur

Icleandic twin sisters Ásthildur and Jófríður Ákadóttir began recording together as Pascal Pinon at the age of 14 in 2009, and as they’ve periodically returned to the collaboration they’ve gradually expanded the experimentalism of their productions. Their second album, the subtly anthemic Twosomeness, is their masterpiece, but its 2016 follow up Sundur is majestic too in an altogether darker, more subdued way. Pianos and accordions melt into subsonic rumbles and synth drones, and though the sisters’ vocal harmonies are as pure and beautiful as ever, some of the most compelling moments here are in desolate instrumentals like “Spider Light” and “Twax.”