​Mikkel Hess is a New York-repping, Copenhagen-bred electronic pop savant, a gloriously bent one-man rave weaving through some lighthearted indie hopscotch. His project Hess Is More is much like kindred spirits Erlend Øye, SchneiderTM, and Kaada-—a cuddly mix of quirky electronics, haunted sounds and softly cooed melodies. Creation Keeps The Devil Away (Nublu), due October 11, is an expansive feast, like Arthur Russell dragged through the blippy poptronica '00s-—and that feeling is especially present in "Burn," which combines throbbing indie-punk basslines with a whimsical croon. Hess sings "You can burn our house down/As long as you let me know in time to get my stuff out," a thoughtful statement that he says should "suggest a set of rules for operation in relationships of any kind."

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