The first single from the elpee, "Night People", is available in the "shops" today. They've also lensed a vid for it which, in a stroke of serendipity, follows a cast of characters as they go through their weekend evening rituals. Wherever did they come up with such a genius concept?
I love the sound of this single. Repeated listens encourage the chanting of the chorus. The key to most singles from The Human League is contained within several blends. There's the one between Phil's urgent, booming voice and the chirpy tones emanating from the trilling vocal boxes owned by Susan and Joanne. Then there's the balance between the warmth of the vocals and the icy race of synths. Of course, there's the insidiously insistent chorus draped against a backdrop of stark, electronic instrumentation.
As for the video, I'm not sure I'm pleased with the current trend of "heritage" artists not making appearances in their own videos. I guess we can trace the line all the way back to hoary old rockers, Aerosmith, toward the end of the golden age of music video when they decided to let pretty boys and girls frolic around in cornfields instead of showing off in their own mini, music flicks.
Anyway, let's salute The Human League's mighty return! Huzzah!
Agreed about the perfunctory video. Not worth the 4-5 minutes I spent looking at it. For me, the era of music videos ended about 20 years ago anyway. It's hard to believe that I once taped thousands of the buggers. What sort of branding is it when the group doesn't even appear in their own clip? Only New Order got away with that sort of anti-image.
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ReplyDeleteMeh video but great song!
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