Listening to this album brings me back to when I was in high school in the early 80's when Tears for Fears, Dead Can Dance, and Peter Murphy were my favorite bands. Actually, it doesn't, because I was only in elementary school in the 80's, and those were never my favorite bands. But if I were 10 years older, and had been a goth in high school, I'm sure this album would bring me back to those days. Seriously though, this album does remind me of the major label new wave / goth albums from that era in my collection. I can't really put my finger on what it is, but something about the recording does make it sound like it's from the 80's. That's a compliment, not a derailment.
This self titled debut is actually a re-release of the band's 1997 independent release, but due to the quality of the album, I can see why MCM wanted to release this first, instead of just having the band record a brand new full length right off the bat.
Other coverage for this album
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