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From wikipedia:
"The Sounds are an upbeat New Wave band from Helsingborg, Sweden founded in 1999.
Their musical style is primarily New Wave with punk and pop / electronica influences. Most songs make integrated use of synthesizers, and Maja Ivarsson provides a spunky vocal lead. The group is often compared to New Wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, The Epoxies and Missing Persons."
Before I even read this I describe The Sounds to a mate as "it's like... imagine Blondie had grandkids, and they all started a band".
They're pure 80s synth joycore. The best way I can describe it to myself is if Rockstar Games couldn't use any old songs for Vice City, these are the guys they would hire to come up with an original soundtrack.
Track I'm loving:
Don't Want To Hurt You - featuring a devastingly simple beat and synthstorted vocals. It's about breaking up (as far as I can tell) featuring the chorus "don't want to fuck with your feelings!". Love it.
Tony The Beat - which is almost Girls Aloud meets first-wave girl pop feminism filtered through an Amiga 500. And is, basically, about shagging. Musical filth sex.
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