August 7, 2018

By the time 1990 rolled around, music was getting darker. The bright colors of New Wave were fading from view.

British musician and producer extraordinaire (Echo & the Bunnymen, The Fall, Wall Of Voodoo, Icicle Works and many more) Ian Broudie released the debut album from his project the Lightning Seeds. It a fine piece of what was called New Wave. In a way, it was like an unintentional graceful farewell to what was.

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