Les Rythmes DigitalesGot to say I really regret using a line from the Pet Shop Boys' Please as the title for last month's blog, as it would fit perfectly to this month's. First up is the mighty Midnight City by M83, one of those killer tracks that clicks right away and still sounds great after far too many listens in a row. Catchier than a rash in a brothel, it even reclaims the sax solo and makes it sound a-maz-ing. More 80s that 80 Jan Hammer soundtracks to 80 episodes of Miami Vice, and brilliant for it.
Lesser Known by Adventure might have been out for a while, but I only found it last month in my promo pile. If M83 is inspired by the cheesier side of mid 80s MOR pop, this is coming more from the Pet Shop Boys/early Depeche Mode camp.Open Door is a corker of an opener (ahem), and overall it sounds a bit like Les Rythmes Digitales but with more tunes. Alas Rio is not a cover of the Duran Duran hit, but you can't help thinking that with a name like that…
Lesser Known by Adventure might have been out for a while, but I only found it last month in my promo pile. If M83 is inspired by the cheesier side of mid 80s MOR pop, this is coming more from the Pet Shop Boys/early Depeche Mode camp.Open Door is a corker of an opener (ahem), and overall it sounds a bit like Les Rythmes Digitales but with more tunes. Alas Rio is not a cover of the Duran Duran hit, but you can't help thinking that with a name like that…
