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Story: Jack Foley
"PEOPLE are finally seeing how influential bands like The
Cure, XTC and Joy Division were, bands that were guitar driven
but were also pop," explains Nic Linn, one of the vocalists
for new band, The Modern.
"We want to combine the electroclash, synth pop, edgy guitar
image and production values with pop songs that people latch onto."
Their first effort at doing so is the download EP, Eastern
Bloc, which can be found through Universal Music’s
Digital Services Division from March 7.
For those who are intrigued, The Modern bask in a sexier, synthetic
and forward-thinking space.
Obsessed with glamour, theatricality, synthesizers and style,
they’re pure pop with brains and balls, and electroclash
with warmth and tunes.
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Their PR credits them with 'a sharp
New Wave edge that makes them appealing to rubber-clad Goths,
New Cross indie scenesters and unashamed pop kids alike'.
We're not sure about that one, given that lead single on Eastern
Bloc, the 80s-soaked Suburban Culture, sounds more like New Wave
Human League than anything their PR pins upon them.
Still, if the hype is to believed, then they're as 'extravagant
as The Darkness and as flamboyant as Scissor Sisters'.
"The Modern are about low life and high drama, rainy streets
and lost weekends, packed nightclubs and empty cinemas,"
it continues.
We would invite you to judge for yourselves.
Eastern Bloc Track listing:
1. Suburban Culture
2. Model 426
3. Suburban Culture Arts & Crafts Remix
The Modern are: Chi Tudor-Hart (vocals and electronics); Nic
Linn (vocals and electronics); Emma Cooke (vocals); Bob Malkowski
(drums); and Robert James (guitarist).
They blend anthemic pop with post-punk intelligence in a way
not achieved so successfully since the early Eighties.
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