Listening to a few new pop bands, I've noticed one thing: most of them have that late 80's/early 90's synth pop feel to them. Unfortunately, it's a very tricky genre to master and not every band is aware of that fact and even less able to pull it off. Some of them do extremely well, like Hurts (check them out here and here), others... let's just say, not so much.
Strangers (formerly known as Born Strangers) is one of the good ones.
The British trio, formed by lead singer David Maddox-Jones, synth player Piers Sherwood- Roberts and drummer Raife Hacking, just released a very very good single "London Lights" following the excellent "Fires" (available as free download on their website) from the "Close" EP.
"London Lights" is dark and spacey. Seems that this song is appropriate only for night time listening with a calming sound describing perfectly a nocturnal passion in London. The synth bridge is perfectly timed at the last 55 seconds, it kind of leaves you hungry for more.
I already have my favorites among their different songs. I highly recommend "Don't Lie" and "No Longer Lost" for their original material, as for their covers, the Rihanna's "Stay" is oh so soulful. Plus Maddox-Jones's vocal range is pretty impressive.
It's synth-pop done right.
The British trio, formed by lead singer David Maddox-Jones, synth player Piers Sherwood- Roberts and drummer Raife Hacking, just released a very very good single "London Lights" following the excellent "Fires" (available as free download on their website) from the "Close" EP.
"London Lights" is dark and spacey. Seems that this song is appropriate only for night time listening with a calming sound describing perfectly a nocturnal passion in London. The synth bridge is perfectly timed at the last 55 seconds, it kind of leaves you hungry for more.
I already have my favorites among their different songs. I highly recommend "Don't Lie" and "No Longer Lost" for their original material, as for their covers, the Rihanna's "Stay" is oh so soulful. Plus Maddox-Jones's vocal range is pretty impressive.
It's synth-pop done right.
Get all the info on Strangers at the following links:
https://soundcloud.com/bornstrangers
https://twitter.com/bornstrangers
http://www.strangersmusic.co.uk/
https://soundcloud.com/bornstrangers
https://twitter.com/bornstrangers
http://www.strangersmusic.co.uk/