The 19 board members of the Brussels-based organisation whittled down the choice from 21 nominees, including Barking by Underworld (Cooking Vinyl) and Wonderlustre by Skunk Anansie (V2 Benelux/earMUSIC), before selecting the 4AD-signed band.

Magic Chairs was the first Efterklang album to be released on 4AD. The band's Rasmus Stolberg, who runs his own label Rumraket which released Magic Chairs in Scandinavia in February last year, said the UK label had been a "dream".

Beggars Group chairman Martin Mills said, "Efterklang ...