Hurts - Happiness

Label: Major Label (RCA)
Catalog#: MAJREC021
Released: 06.09.2010
Genre: Synthpop, New Wave
Format: FLAC-LOG-CUE
Size: 371 MB

Manchester, England duo Hurts follow up the androgynous video for “Better Than Love” with news that they’ll be releasing their debut LP Happiness in the UK on September 6. Earlier this year the pair—Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson—were singled out by the BBC as one of the Sounds of 2010, and now PopJustice promises that this is “one of the albums of the year.” Head below to see the full cover and tracklist for what looks to be one moody synthpop trip.

“After buckets of blood, tears and gold and emptying the contents of our hearts, it is now over,” said the band in a message posted on their Facebook and their official site. “We feel proud to announce that we will call our child Happiness.”

...simply tell you that there is something classic at work here. Hurts sound like "Music For The Masses"-era Depeche having a drink with Roxy at the "Avalon" club, while djs Neil & Chris test their early singles on the crowd. Déja vu? Perhaps, but "Wonderful Life", the first single, is an extremely effective song, its midtempo geometric structure seared by a tense vocal performance (good lyrics) and flecked towards the end by a wistful sax solo. Detached and fervent in equal measure, this (Mancunian?) duo even sport a striking look drenched in black & white Dolce Vita imagery, with a singer who could be easily mistaken for David Bowie circa 1975. You need more, of course. Doing the rounds is a remix of "Wonderful Life" by none other than Arthur Baker, who wisely leaves the vocal untouched while enhancing the hooks and rhythmical qualities of the original. It all sounds blissfully neworderish, but then again it must be that classic factor working its mojo on your pop memories. Take a stroll on the Web and you may bump into "Blood, Tears And Gold"; a soulful breakup ballad, it adds acoustic guitars and piano to the synth-pop palette, resulting in a track even more melodious and poignant. A "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" for the new decade? And yes, September 6th is a long way coming, but these first impressions remain tantalizingly indelible. Are you ready to get hurt?

Tracklist:
01.Silver Lining (4:58)
02.Wonderful Life (4:14)
03.Blood, Tears & Gold (4:18)
04.Sunday (3:53)
05.Stay (3:55)
06.Illuminated (3:19)
07.Evelyn (3:55)
08.Better Than Love (3:33)
09.Devotion (4:13)
10.Unspoken (4:47)
11.The Water (6:58)

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Hurts / Happiness

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