A drums, sax, piano band from Norway. Tore T. Sandbakken is the drummer-composer in this set-up and leader here as the drum head (geddit?) cover art alludes. On some tracks the saxophone playing of Hanna Paulsberg dominates - a dreamy, poetic, light sound is the style - elsewhere it's pianist Dag-Filip Roaldsnes who interprets where the trio need to go. Sandbakken's drumming is a little like the late Belonging band genius Jon Christensen given that it is loose, open and painterly and big on sub-division of the beat so the tunes are like a Russian doll - open one and another smaller one is inside and a smaller one still further within and so on. Even when these wistful and bittersweet impressionistic tunes seem on the surface tame and quiet they aren't because the mood can be quite dark. And there is dynamic drama even within the low volume intensity of the playing. Pick of the tunes is 'It Must Have Ended Somewhere' when the trio go out instead of retreating into their shell and when they are at their most extrovert they achieve most overall on Imperfect Solitude.