There are very few bands that can get away with setting a song against river-scape tinkles, complete with the cooing of turtle doves and faint brook tricklings. From the first few seconds, Ross Dorkin’s simplified bassline declares that with their new offering Beatenberg opted for the less-is-more model. The lyrics are simple, which in turn places more emphasis on Matthew Field’s vocals – and phrasing that is slightly Sting-esque. What Beatenberg have essentially created here is a new-age ballad where their lyrical echoing is made manifest during production through the delicate layering of Matthew’s vocals, rounded off by a concluding run of scats that tip and pitch into an effortless falsetto.