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a-ha – True North

Good sailors always return… BUY NOW https://amzn.to/4d56qXI Back in 2015, a-ha surprised everyone by doing a volte-face on their then-retirement to return with new album Cast In Steel (see TEC review). That album presented the band in a more mature … Read More

DUBSTAR – Two

Geodynamic pop A sense of perspective is sometimes a necessary thing to appreciate a body of work. At times, its true nature may not reveal itself when exploring its individual parts. A good time then to delve into Dubstar’s new … Read More

SOFT CELL – *Happiness Not Included

Classic synth-pop duo serve up a new helping… Some things are just too predictable, the reaction of cynicism from some quarters that followed Soft Cells’ full return to our world after the ‘one night only’ O2 extravaganza certainly fell into … Read More

MORE – Appraisal

In the darkest of nights I’ll find the light… Sweden is never short of electronic pop acts and MORE represents another facet of the country’s busy and vibrant scene. Describing themselves as a band with “a retro shimmering tone and … Read More

NATURE OF WIRES – Building Reflections

Return to the network… The latest offering from Nature Of Wires comes in the form of a series of dark ambient pieces apparently conceived on a dreary November day in 2021. It’s a step sideways for Gary Watts’ darkwave pop … Read More

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