The sea, from above. The new album from Dalian Obscure Club ebbs and flows like the waves crashing against the shorelines of the band’s hometown – the coastal city of Dalian in northeast China.

Shanghai, famed for its historic decadence and futuristic landscape, has always been a fertile crucible for the new and emergent. Over the last few years, the city has been building a fierce global reputation as an international hub for quality, underground electronic music.

Southern China may seem like the last place you’d go looking for the modern day torch bearers of indie-pop.