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Norwegian duo Röyksopp are back with a new album, Junior, out March 23, and the first single, “Happy Up Here,” is nice enough. It sort of feels like an update of their classic “Eple” (whose bleepy melody was charming enough to last as my ringtone for like 8 months) with some breathy vocals that sound a little like Air circa “Cherry Blossom Girl.” Not exactly ground-breaking, but lovely. However, the video is a strange and wonderful counterpoint to the song’s casual jauntiness: Space Invaders emerge from hiding in our flashy billboards to engage in battle with what looks like a Trabant. Is that Röyksopp there in the Trabant, and will they save us? Watch and find out…
