Battlestar Eclectic
Sarah Torribio and her right brain. Music. Musings. Writing. Style.
Category: new wave
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‘We’ve already got the trailer! Just check out the vid.’ >>last post <<next post See more random musings by Sarah Torribio HERE
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Is there anything better than this New Wave holiday classic?, with its fun irreverence and sprightly disillusionment. And then there’s that virtuoso saxophone ranging from jaunty to downright pretty. My song of the day is “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses Lead singer Patty Donahue died of cancer in 1996 at the tender age of 40.…
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“Down in the Park” is an amazing song. The deep, rumbling, ominous electronic keyboard riff, followed by some twinkly higher-octave fairy-dust, is endlessly atmospheric. It stands out with the masterworks of tech-forward New Wave musicians of the time, like Thomas Dolby, Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, and Berlin. I believe this song is on the…
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One thing I know about the ’80s is that King didn’t have to go so hard in their 1984 hit “Love and Pride.” But they did. –Sarah Torribio >>last post <<next post Listen to more songs of the day HERE
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>>last post <<next post This song is everything and more, innit? I’m very American, stereo-typically so, but I’ve fallen in love with the phrase innit. It’s so street. It’s so rock ‘n roll. It’s so informal. It’s so making tea over the stove burner. Back to this loop. Talk Talk is such a beautiful and…
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>>last post <<next post “It Ain’t None of Your Business” by Missing Persons, off their 1982 album Spring Session M, never got played much on the radio. It’s my favorite song by the timeless New Wave band. It’s hard to resist the cute hiccups and growls that comprise the vocal presentation of lead singer Dale Bozzio. Theme-wise, “It…