It's crunchy, cracking, and altogether very cool - the new album from the US duo hits the sweet spot between guitar worship and groove therapy. 2ser Subscribers can win a copy all week on Breakfast, Overdrive and Static.

All hail the return of Ratatat! Evan Mast and Mike Stroud are back to once again redefine the current state of instrumental music.

Ratatat's new album, LP4, is the duo's next step forward on the work that they began on LP3. It was conceived during the creative streak that began during the LP3 sessions at Old Soul studios, in rural Upstate New York.

Since we last checked in with Evan Mast and Mike Stroud, they have remixed Bjork and worked with MC Kid Cudi on his debut album Kid Cudi, (the Cleveland-bred MC credits Ratatat's music as inspiration for his single "Day 'N' Nite," which blazed its way up the Billboard Hot 100.

The band describes LP4 as a ʻweirder' album than LP3, with a much braver approach to the arrangements. There are more instruments featured on the record than ever before, and for the first time a full string section.

The album also features a number of spoken word interludes, one taken from Werner Herzog's film Stroszeck in which the lead character Bruno S describes the keyboards he owns. The other samples are all courtesy of Linda Manz, the cult American actress who has worked with Terrance Mallick (Days Of Heaven) Philip Kaufman, Dennis Hopper (Out Of The Blue) and Harmony Korine (Gummo). While trying to clear the sample, Evan unexpectedly ended up on the phone with Linda herself. The call resulted in a trip to Linda's house, where he recorded an interview with her, excerpts from which make up the remaining vocal samples.