Hurts (synthpop duo from UK)

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/31/10 at 10:14pm

It's Manchester, England, England's own Hurts. They describe their lives shows as theatre. And it's what the Scissor Sisters are listening to this week.
Better Than Love

[Scripps2]

Posted: 9/1/10 at 1:26pm

The set for the video looks like that for Spring Awakening.

[tazber]

Posted: 9/2/10 at 12:15pm

I am loving the 80s vibe!

Namo, just want to say that I always appreciate when you post a band that you think is cool that no one has heard of.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/2/10 at 1:10pm

The aural pleasure is all mine. Of course, this group obviously cares about visual pleasure as well.

They've assembled a life band for their tours, with a drummer, another synth player and a backing singer to whom they refer in an interview as "a man called Richard who sings in the style of opera" and who they found in "The Pirates of Penzance" and who is "like Captain America without a mask if Captain America hadn't been killed."

There's a neat live version of Better Than Love video so you can see for yourself.
Better Than Love (live version)