Heart it races some more, and some more, and some more

In 2005 a band called Architecture in Helsinki managed to really surprise me with their album In Case We Die. I had never heard anything like it. It sounded like a class of ADD kids on a diet of sugar cubes and heavily artificially colored ice cream let loose in an instrument store. The standout song from In Case We Die undoubtedly was Do The Whirlwind which seemed to capture the essence of AiH perfectly. I took a while before it caught on but finally spawned six remixes (by Hot Chip, YACHT and Metronomy amongst others) and all of them good.

Now they’re back with a new single (and a leaked album that isn’t due for some time officially). The single is called Heart it Races and is as catchy as Do The Whirlwind, and as present. Already we have four remixes and three covers! The YACHT remix (there he is again) delivers like expected but the covers are what's really a lot of fun. Dr Dog, Hey Willpower and Soft Tigers and let us hear what the song would sound like if it was more laid back, slicker or sung with a thinker accent. "Boom dah dah dah dah dah dah boom dah dah dah dah" indeed.

Heart it Races (YACHT's I Should Coco Remix)

Heart it Races (as played by Dr Dog)

Heart it Races (as played by Soft Tigers)

And as a bonus:

Bonde do Rolê – Office Boy (Architecture in Helsinki remix)