Kyte - Kyte

If you can't quite put your finger on what to expect of Kyte's eponymous debut mini album from the name alone, then the tracklisting ought to give you an idea of what's held in store. We've got Planet, Boundaries, Sunlight and Secular Boundaries. Now you see? There's more than a hint of Sigur Ros here, if a tad more electronic and a smidgen less electrifying. Scattered, fractured drum beats, fluffy xylophones and synths and breathy, restrained vocals all combine to form a fairly enjoyable if not wholly captivating first outing. Kyte will find it difficult to shake niggling adjectives like 'subtle', 'delicate' and 'dreamlike' – which whilst not always undesirable, are often associated with some of their illustrious peers, to whom they occasionally pale in comparison. Planet is a superb opener. Home sounds a bit like Dan Deacon using a restrictor plate, but the last brace are throwaway. With more caution cast to the wind, Kyte could really start…fuck it…soaring. [Finbarr Bermingham]