Live albums are usually considered rubbish, but this CD and DVD combo of the wonderful Efterklang performing their epic album Parades is an exception that proves the rule…
Performing Parades

Efterklang & The Britten Sinfonia – Barbican Hall, London 28/10/09
John Brainlove witnesses a band dispel any coffee-table-electronica stigma that may have come from their earlier recordings as they embrace an epic, utterly absorbing sound that’s nothing short of magical.
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