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Review: Formed from a core of Nathan Van Brande, Andrea Pesare and Samuel Marie, who met at a recording studio in Antwerp, Tukan came to life in 2019 and have since toured the world In support of their Atoll debut, with Dour Festival, Vieilles Charrues, Fusion Festival and Eurosonic among the illustrious boards they've trod. Album number two from the Belgian crew - now also featuring drummer Tommaso Patrix - reflects that live, festival-storming sound, as the likes of 'Rest' and 'Roda' see live drums and (in the latter's case) guitars colliding beautifully with flaring dancefloor synths and 'Pluck' sees gentle, rounded, Artificial Intelligence-type sounds prodded and played with by pert percussion. This is definitely the sound of the foursome maturing, but without losing any of the energy and excitement that has got them thus far.