You probably know a load of tunes by these guys, they had several massive hits in the 80s although I was never so much a fan of the later ones (Shout, Sowing the Seeds etc.). Their first album, The Hurting, contains some killer tracks and is one of those rare pop records that’s actually worth a listen all the way through rather than heading straight for the singles. As well as Mad World, and the awesome Pale Shelter there are a few other wicked tracks on there including this one…
The Pet Shop Boys are one of my favourite bands. There aren’t that many that do catchy pop as well as these guys and they’ve released some classic tunes over the years. I only recently heard this extended mix of Being Boring, one of their singles which tends to get a little overlooked…
I only discovered these guys recently as I’ve been digging into a load more indie bits & pieces recently and found some great bands through recommendations from mates. Dreamy indie pop from a bunch of Swedish fellas which is right up my street. They recently had a singles CD come out which is well worth picking up if you haven’t heard their stuff before
A lovely 80s track from Talk Talk who released some great tunes. They’re one of the few bands from that era that actually had excellent albums as well as quality singles. In fact, album-wise they got better after they became less popular. Their later efforts “Colour Of Spring” and “Spirit Of Eden” are lovely chilled out albums that I recommend highly. This single was released in 1984 and still sounds lovely today.
You can see the original video on YouTube but EMI wouldn’t let me embed that here. They were a funny looking bunch.
