Elektrics - Current Events

Name: Elektics
Album: Current Events
Year: 1980
Style: New Wave, Powerpop
Similar Bands: Police, Squeeze, Nick Lowe, Hawks, Shoes, Buggles, Cretones, Producers, Knack
"One-Word" Review: Jittery-Oldies-Inspired New Wave
Based Out Of: New Jersey
Label: Capitol, EMI

 Cover, Record

Back, Record

Current Events (1980)

1. Some Lovin' Tonight 3:15 (single)
2. We Are Americans 1:55
3. Anyway 2:56
4. Time After Time 3:07
5. Boardwalk Beauty 3:29 (single)
6. Indifferent 3:36 (single b-side) /
7. Tonight 3:10
8. Joker 3:26
9. Going to the Movies 3:20
10. I Remember You 2:35
11. Plastic Sound 3:11

Album Rating (1-10): 8.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Chris James - Bass Vox
• Marco Delmar - Guitar, Vox (Basehead, These Days, BYOB, Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orch. Enid)
• Carl Worner - Vox 
• Bob Drew - Keys Vox (Pierre Aubanel, Jean Morlier)
• Andrew Papa - Drums
• Peter Ker - Producer
• Rob Freeman - Recording & Mixing
• Scott Keller - Asst. Engineer
• Ken Perry - Mastering
• Frank Breuer - Direction & Personal Mgmt
• Andy Gould - Direction & Personal Mgmt
• Robert Metcalf - Art Direction & Design
• Len Price - Photography

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band, I like the name, cool play on a term i'd assume with synth and cold wave music, however their look is really pastel, yacht-ready, and reminds me of Squeeze a little. Here's another album with the busy checker / graph pattern across the front and back. I can only assume this will be synth heavy, upbeat new wave.

Album Review: So the album is not actually all that synth heavy, but it is a really fun, upbeat power-pop, new wave album not far from Squeeze, but bringing smooth ELO harmonies and some jittery accents to the songs. A couple of the lighter songs sound like oldies songs updated for the 80's, particularly the piano heavy "Pandy Fackler"-like (Ween) song "Broadway Beauty." I also really like the slinky bass & guitar that comes off a little Police-like on Time After Time.

Stand Out Track: Time After Time, Boardwalk Beauty

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