There's something fantastically unique about the band Miike Snow. Perhaps that's what happens with you mix Swedish producers with an NYC songwriter. They've taken hold of a subtle weirdness that combines the flamboyance of the Scissor Sisters, a little Motownish throwback (one of my favorite tracks, "Song for No One") and some Sufjan Stevens if his songs were covered by The Boy Least Likely To. So, yes, hard to describe but in a way that makes you curious to listen to more. There's a blending of styles that gels seamlessly throughout the self-titled album's eleven songs.

"Miike Snow" comes out June 9th on Downtown and is well worth putting down your allowance money for. For a little taste, check out the band's song "Animal" which has been getting tons of love on these here internets.

Catch them when they make it to your neck of the woods:

Jun 5 2009 8:00P Supermarket Toronto, Ontario
Jun 6 2009 8:00P Studio B Brooklyn, New York
Jun 7 2009 8:00P Subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Jun 9 2009 8:00P KCRW - Morning Becomes Eclectic Los Angeles, California
Jun 12 2009 8:00P Mississippi Studios Portland, Oregon
Jun 13 2009 8:00P Neumos Seattle, Washington
Jun 15 2009 8:00P Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia
Jun 16 2009 8:00P Spaceland Los Angeles, California
Jun 18 2009 8:00P Popscene San Francisco, California
Jun 20 2009 8:00P Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Jun 22 2009 8:00P Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Aug 2 2009 8:00P Osheaga Festival Montreal, Quebec
Aug 8 2009 8:00P Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois