The Russian Futurists - The Method of Modern love
Under-rated and at times utterly brilliant collection of downbeat lo-fi synthpop from Toronto-based Matthew Hart that somehow manages to recall both the Flaming Lips and the Human League in equal measure, with lyrics and hooks that rival the Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merrit in terms of their ability to convey dark sentiments in the guise of bittersweet melodiec confections. Sadly, their subsequent two albums aren't quite in the same league, but this alone should earn them at least a footnote in the annals of subterranean electronic pop.