Brooklyn indie rockers Miike Snow opened for The Maccabees last night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. All I can say is that they're amazing. And for the record: The Maccabees killed it. They're incredible live. The crowd was eating them up. Why they're not the biggest band in the world right now remains a mystery to me.

But who exactly is/are Miike Snow? And why the two i's in Miike? According to the bio on their label's website: Up to this point they've remained pretty mysterious, proving nearly impossible to find any information about, photographic or otherwise. Man? DJ? Robot? Miike Snow is a band. Swedish duo Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg are childhood friends who spent time playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout Gothenburg. After separate moves to Stockholm they reunited in 2000 when their paths crossed with American Andrew Wyatt to write a pop album for a someone else. The release was small, there was little distribution and an alleged large sum of money was lost in the process the three stayed in touch and a friendship was formed and in 2007 Miike Snow was born.

Karlsson and Winnberg's backgrounds in the DJ scene and punk bands alongside experiments in progressive electro and new rave lead to a series of writing / producing stints with Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears – culminating in their Grammy win for Best Dance Recording with her song Toxic. Wyatt has been a member in Black Beetle (with Joan Wasser) and The A.M. (with Michael Tighe). He had an album come out this year with the band Fires of Rome as well writing and producing the new Daniel Merriweather album with Mark Ronson. Miike Snow's self titled debut -- which dropped on 06.09.09 -- is a full band collaboration, showcasing their deft mastery of the studio while acknowledging each members unique talent for songwriting, production, arrangement and performance.

Read their full bio on their label Downtown Music. Make sure to check out their MySpace to test drive some of their songs, including the infectious track Animal, which I knew I'd heard somewhere before when they played it last night. If you're not familiar with Italian DJ duo Crookers, check out their MySpace to listen to the remix of Animal. It's so hot. And don't forget to check out this page on RCRD LBL's site with remixed of Miike Snow tracks.