Today’s recommendation is the second entry by the English synthpop duo Hurts from Manchester, known for synth heavy pop songs, they just released their first album Happiness in 2010 and have already developed a huge fan following along with a lot of positive reviews from the critics.
One little tidbit that I didn’t know when I last posted about them is, they used to be called Daggers, a five piece band with more dark and danceable tunes compared to the orchestral melancholic stuff of Hurts, here’s what they said about the change of name and music style
“Ah yes, why the name change? I guess it’s because our music changed too. I mean, we didn’t want to continue with the sound of our last band. And so we wanted a fresh start. It’s kind of very easy with regards to how we decided on the name Hurts. It suited our lives really because we were hurting a little bit. So, it seemed perfect. And overnight, we finished one project and we started another one.”
The song I’m recommending, Stay, is the third single from their multi-platinum debut album, heavy on synths this song is a high energy ballad with very strong vocals, the video is also pretty epic, filled with breathtaking shots of Iceland. I’ll throw in a couple of live performances here, don’t forget to check out the Facebook Feed for an interview about the video shoot where they almost lost the model in the waves and she ended up with a broken leg, here’s the song
If you like this song you can get it from the link below
If you’d like to know more about them, here’s the link to their Wikipedia page
Here they are live at a Swedish talk show Nyhetsmorgon
Here they are live at the New Pop Festival
Still wanna know more about them, here’s the link to their official website
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