Electric Youth - Runaway (video)

Electric Youth just dropped their debut album, and this brand new single. EY are still the militant 80s pop troubadours we know them to be. Basking in thick synthetic melodies, reminiscent of Tangerine Dream, Duran Duran, and The Voyagers. Runaway is a palpitating, synth pop affair, with angel whispered vocals, pining for elopement. It's quite the tune, with a totally righteous video. Check the whole thing right here:

Echo & The Bunnymen - Market Town

Here is the newest of the new new jams from Echo and the B-men. On display is their typically advanced riffmanship, as well as Ian McCulloch's unmistakable wailing. In many ways this song fits comfortably among the lengthy list of catchy E&TB tunes. There is a very modern sheen of production here, lacquered across the track that makes it not difficult to discern from something released in say, 1984. Yet, the production does not deflate Echo's songwriting, like it has with other New Romantic compatriots, who still feel the need to keep rattling on. Instead, there is a better sense of clarity among the comforting sounds of chorus laden strumming, machine-like drumming, and haunted vocalizations. Truly a refreshing whiff of Post-Punk from the original masters themselves...After all, who else could possibly be chanting about "no survivors," in a market town?

Patrick Nagel, Duran Duran

Recently I've been in a serious Patrick Nagel mood (aka can't stop Google image searching him). Here's a neat slideshow of some of his best work, with soundtrack provided by none other than the greatest band ever to exist on the planet Earth, Duran Duran. "Faith In The Colour," was a sorta unknown b-side off Rio, but its still a banger.