The Dø – pronounced as in “do-re-mi” – have now released their second album Both Ways Open Jaws to the North American market. That was about a year quicker than their 2008 debut, A Mouthful, which didn’t hit our shelves till 2010. There’s probably a good reason this one got here in such a timelier manner: the folks at Six Degrees must’ve realized this duo’s eclectic indie pop would hook and intrigue music lovers across our continent. Like Lykke Li? Austra? Pop music that is innovative and moves beyond a simple do-re-mi? You might like The Dø. Hailing from Helsinki and Paris, Dan Levy and Olivia Merilahti play a multitude of instruments: flute, saxophone, harp, xylophone… plus the usual keyboards, guitars and percussion. They even show influence from jazz, hip-hop, electronica, traditional folk and classical music. The Dø go from dark to light, with one extreme of downright saccharine cutesiness – note “The Calendar” – compared to the brooding rhythms and almost punky lyricism of “Gonna Be Sick!” Recommended tracks? Check out “Slippery Slope,” “Too Insistent” and “Dust It Off.” (Six Degrees, sixdegreesrecords.com) Cole Snyder