Over three wildly diverse studio albums, a remix album and countless singles and eps, Architecture in Helsinki have delved deep into the heart of pop music. Heart and pop being the operative words here. For all their expectation-confounding twists and turns, AIH have always retained a massive amount of heart in their skewed take on what pop music is, and what it can be.

Their most recent release was euphoric electro-pop single That Beep. Released to coincide with the Australian summer, the song is a stepping stone between their 2007 album Places Like This and their forthcoming album Vision Revision. From the wide-eyed wonder of their 2003 debut Fingers Crossed to the joyously catchy melodrama of 2005’s In Case We Die to the mindbogglingly dense verve of 2007’s Places Like This, Architecture in Helsinki have demonstrated little regard for genre or convention. Each album is its own self-contained soundworld revolving around the idiosyncratic songwriting nous of Cameron Bird.

The band’s relentless years of touring have turned them in to a live force to be reckoned with. Having played festivals and shows in every corner of the globe the band has built a fierce international following. Architecture in Helsinki live shows are a heady blend of sweat, heart, energy and fun.