If the The Cure can pull off a successful post-millennium tour, it's OK for bands like Soft Complex to exist today. With synth-pop production and dramatic choruses, songs like "Barcelona" remind us that the '80s inspired more than bad hairdos.
These seasoned musicians flaunt their infatuation for rhythm and soul - conjuring thoughts of Roxy Music, The Smiths, New Order and other eighties era dark yet danceable romantics, while employing a fresh perspective and approach.