Released: 1982
Format: standard album (vinyl, cassette, CD, download)
Songwriting: 7
Performance: 7
Recording: 5
First Impression: 7
Staying Power: 8
Who knew that a bunch of kids from Burlington (a suburb of Toronto), barely out of high school, could create a truly defining example of early 1980's New Wave? Many of the tracks share the same tempo, time signature and roughly the same chord progression, and yet they are all uniquely detailed, and catchy as a wall of Velcro. I was drawn in right away, and had to come back for more and then some. I still find myself humming the hooks at inopportune moments.
Suggested sample track: "Nova Heart"
Recommendation: download the album, or a random sampling of tracks therein. Add it to your playlist for traveling. Hum along. Pay attention to the road and don't get lost.
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