There is something immediately likeable about Marble Skies, the third record from British group Django Django. From the first chirping note of the title track, which launches the album, there’s an upbeat sense of positivity. The songs veer between swirling synth-pop and glimmering indie-rock, each building its own specific musical tone. Slow Club’s Rebecca Taylor chimes in on grooving number “Surface to Air,” lending an ethereal vibe to the propulsive beats. “Tic Tac Toe” is boisterous and borderline chaotic, a fast-paced tune that falls somewhere between rock and electro. (Although, it’s impossible to pinpoint exactly where.) “Beam Me Up” is gritty with reverb, layers of sounds coming together to create a strangely compelling melody that gives you the sense that you’re dancing during the apocalypse—a feeling that pops up throughout Marble Skies, particularly toward the end on “In Your Beat.” Django Django, who are based in London, are reasonably popular in the U.K and around Europe, but don’t always get their due in the States. The group is remarkably creative— something you can hear tangibly in these tracks—and they’re the sort of band that fans of Cut Copy or Hot Chip would do well to check out. By the time “Fountains,” the soaring closing number on Marble Skies, arrives, there’s no question that this album was made carefully and precisely, but also with openness and imagination.