Shout Out Louds – Speak Softly, Carry Retro Shtick
Written by tdouglas woomble
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 17:52
Shout Out Louds Work Merge Records. 10 Tracks. Rating: 3 stars (out of 5)
Musically speaking at least, the 1980s was a benevolent decade. Many of today’s hit-makers owe their very existence to pioneers from the golden age of new wave and synth pop.Madonna bequeathed her style-over-substance act unto Lady Gaga. Duran Duran gave us the Killers. And Chris Martin borrowed A-ha’s falsetto warbles while the Norwegian trio was off fjord-hopping and poof! Coldplay was born.