NSA, don’t sweat it–the December 2013 release of Nite Haus’s debut album Transform the Dark signals a new era of US/German cooperation. Wolfsburg-born Nils and Illinois-born Carrie have created crossover electronic pop that allies the sounds of Berlin and Detroit techno with something a little sweeter (and sometimes sillier). Transform the Dark aims a bright pink laser beam from our feet to yours–but it’s not an act of aggression. Call it friendly fire.