August 27, 201014 yr Wonderful Life and Illuminated are both EPIC songs, the rest is all very very good indeed, I don't really think there's a single duff song on it, which is very impressive from a debut album.
August 27, 201014 yr So is Wonderful Life going to be a number one single, then? Top 5? The buzz around it is pretty huge right now.....?
August 27, 201014 yr I believe it's about #21 right about now. Or rather 3+6+2+7+5+1+10-13 as Mikey would say.
August 27, 201014 yr I believe it's about #21 right about now. Or rather 3+6+2+7+5+1+10-13 as Mikey would say. yikes... MUCH lower than I thought. It's a superb single, and I just love the whole Helmut Newton-style imagery they have. Gorgeous.
August 27, 201014 yr I'm guessing it'll be either #23 or #24 for the final position as well, it deserves more but maybe their album could do well?
August 27, 201014 yr It's gone to #1 in Germany now apparently :) The UK has such $h!tty music taste.
August 28, 201014 yr I don't understand the fascination with Wonderful Life. It's so derivative of loads of rubbish 80s bands. The video is good though.
August 28, 201014 yr I don't understand the fascination with Wonderful Life. It's so derivative of loads of rubbish 80s bands. The video is good though. I kind of see where you're coming from - it's true that they're the bast*rd children of Johnny Hates Jazz, Danny Wilson, Waterfront (remember them?), Red Box etc.... but I don't know, they just sound.. right... in this current stagnant musical climate. And the imagery is just perfect - the whole Roxy Music / Visage type of sleeves.... the videos, clothes..... so, yep, I'm a convert. And the single deserves FAR higher than it looks like it's going to get.
August 29, 201014 yr Agreed. The album is great too, if unexpectedly dark. Hopefully THAT can go top 10 at least.
August 30, 201014 yr "Wonderful Life" is one of the best songs of the last years. It's wonderfully done...
August 30, 201014 yr Nah it's not It's good but always reminds me of the song by Black which is even better
September 5, 201014 yr The album is truly wonderful. I don't think there's a single low point on it at all!
September 5, 201014 yr Nah it's not It's good but always reminds me of the song by Black which is even better Hurts obviously listened to a lot of Black before making this album..... and Black's song, wasn't that actually called Wonderful Life, too? :o
September 6, 201014 yr Yea exactly I can see why people like them and it's nice to see decent and a bit darker mid-tempo pop doing well. The chorus in 'Sunday' is brilliant Edited September 6, 201014 yr by SKOB
September 6, 201014 yr I didn't love it that much on first listen, but it's definitely a grower. Silver Lining, Stay and Devotion are up there with the singles for me now :D
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