English Electric
Incorporating references to Kraftwerk, Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach, and their own classic back catalogue, the British new wave band OMD's second album since reforming in 2006 features a tension between the past and a possible way forward.
Incorporating references to Kraftwerk, Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach, and their own classic back catalogue, the British new wave band OMD's second album since reforming in 2006 features a tension between the past and a possible way forward.
Electric English is not groundbreaking nor really anything that competes with their back catalogue, but overall it's a good listen that will satisfy fans.
Electric English is not groundbreaking nor really anything that competes with their back catalogue, but overall it's a good listen that will satisfy fans.
Some bands run a cosmic treadmill trying to keep pace with current trends; others are content to keep mining the formulas that brought on their biggest successes.
Some bands run a cosmic treadmill trying to keep pace with current trends; others are content to keep mining the formulas that brought on their biggest successes.
More than 30 years on, OMD are still capable of crafting shiny, upbeat songs shot through with melancholia, writes <strong>Paul Mardles</strong>
More than 30 years on, OMD are still capable of crafting shiny, upbeat songs shot through with melancholia, writes <strong>Paul Mardles</strong>
High end synth-pop from one of the genre's progenitors. CD review by Thomas H Green
High end synth-pop from one of the genre's progenitors. CD review by Thomas H Green