After an album– 2021’s For Allting — where they added new wave polish to the furious indie pop with teeth sound, Makthaverskan come roaring back to full power on 2026’s Glass and Bones.
The group are at their best when the raucousness of the music matches the unstoppable energy and passion of singer Maja Milner. She’s in fine form here and the band are too. It’s a bracing album that sounds like a collection of hit singles, broken up by the occasional stripped down and stark ballad. Yes, ballad. On two songs — “Black Waters” and “Anytime’ — the band step out of the spotlight almost entirely and let Milner take centerstage and get her long-deserved close up. It’s a stunning shift and on first listen it’s easy to wish for the return of the full band and all their…