Album Rating: 4.5

Sophisti-pop has been my go-to genre lately, can't get enough. Anyone who tries to say the '80s was rubbish for music, just show them a band like this. Can't find any modern bands doing any of that, besides Destroyer and newer Steven Wilson projects.

anyone who says the 80s was bad for music is stupid

Album Rating: 4.5

well, esp in the UK, a lot of it was really really bad to be fair

Album Rating: 5.0

My friend does prefabish music as “miserable chillers” #Plug

Every decade has its good and bad. Hard to call one decade better or worse than the others since genres evolve and become more or less popular as time goes on.

That said, I don't think this album is special whatsoever. But at the same time, the 80s birthed some of my favourite albums of all time.

Album Rating: 5.0

4.3 yeahhhhh

Album Rating: 4.5

"immaculate" is how i would describe this album

Album Rating: 5.0

pretty sure I got the rating right

Album Rating: 4.5

jas! been so long since i seen you on here

Album Rating: 4.0

"That said, I don't think this album is special whatsoever"



Well then you need to think again

Album Rating: 5.0

the Steve McQueen thread is the sputnik equivalent of running into people at the supermarket

Album Rating: 4.5

@reefa exactly! this album sounds like nothing before or since it's release



@jas true

Album Rating: 4.6

"this album sounds like nothing before or since it's release"



i love this album but i'm gonna be real here and drop this on you: this album sounds like every john hughes 80s teen drama/comedy/coming of age movie distilled and perfected

Album Rating: 4.0

I solely listened to the re-recorded version of When Love Breaks Down (on the Two Wheels Good edition) for two months thinking that it was the original the entire time

Album Rating: 4.6

the Two Wheels Good version is just as good imo

Album Rating: 5.0

Anyone aching for music in a similar vain to this, i recommend delving into the first 3 albums of the guy who is responsible for the majority of this records sound and arrangements: Thomas Dolby

Album Rating: 4.5

"i'm gonna be real here and drop this on you: this album sounds like every john hughes 80s teen drama/comedy/coming of age movie distilled and perfected"



ok now i'm gonna be real w you: no it doesn't. not even remotely.

Album Rating: 4.5

and yeah if anything dolby's "Budapest By Blimp" is like this album encapsulated in a song, or at least "Desire As". other than that i'd be daft if you can point me to a song in some dumb john huges film that sounds anything like this heavenly album. unfortunately i HAVE been exposed to them, and do remember the soundtracks pretty reasonably,

Album Rating: 5.0

Never seen that film, or any of his work, but glad it’s bringing this somewhat forgotten band into the limelight

Album Rating: 4.6

"ok now i'm gonna be real w you: no it doesn't. not even remotely."



wanna know how i can tell you've never watched any of those movies?