FREAK GENES - Power Station LP

Includes d/l code.

Deluxe silver foil stamped jacket and full colour insert.

With each record, the duo of Charlie Murphy (Internal Credit / Isolation) and Andrew Anderson (Proto Idiot / Hipshakes) have increasingly experimented with synthesizers, drum machines, and electronic sounds. The band describes Power Station as "synthetic pop for problem times". The vibe of this record is a fantastic cross between 154 era Wire, synth-pop circa 1981, and early '80s arcade game sound effects.

Everything from the cover art to the album title to the songs themselves screams 1980s retro futurism. And yet this record is more of an update on '80s synth-pop than it is a proper throwback. This is no rehash of the old wave - it's the start of a new one.