Hurts - Wonderful Life

Artist: Hurts
Track: Wonderful Life
Label: RCA

A two person synthpop group from Manchester, I found Hurts when downloading random tracks from the British charts to hear what is popular overseas at the moment. Apparently, they're pretty damn popular, peaking at #4 on the UK and Swedish charts and #3 in Germany to coincide with a supporting tour of the Scissor Sisters. At first I thought this track was a little "Pure Moods-y", but considering the group is only a singer and a synth player, this track is amazingly textured and arranged. My guilty pleasure has always been Depeche Mode, and to me their sound brings it back to the days of the"Violator" album and more recently Royksopp and Goldfrapp.

The first video is their original and the second is their re-shot version. I like the first one because it's so ridiculous.