#18
January 1985
Immaculate Fools
Hearts of Fortune
Genre: Synth-Rock
3.25 out of 5
Highlights:
Nothing Means Nothing
So, this seems to be another of the children of Psychedelic Furs. The lead singer actually pulls off a pretty Butler and the band is a reasonable facsimile but he also manages to call to mind Bowie and, thereby, drawing the straightest line between those two artists.
I like that sound so I don’t mind this, not in the least. If this album was recorded by a hipster band from Brooklyn in 2013 it would be hailed as a nostalgic throwback. But at the time it came out this sound was on the wane so it’s no surprise that not much came of Immaculate Fools. If this is a sound you like I can’t not recommend it. It’s derivative but earnest, boring but never tiresome.
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