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From Luxury to Heartache
Pop · 1986 · 10 tracks

From Luxury to Heartache

High-gloss 1986 dance-pop defined by heavy digital production and restless energy. A harder, more synthetic evolution of the band's soulful roots.

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It's the band's most high-octane 80s dance record, full of massive synths and even bigger vocals.

A high-energy, synthetic dance-pop record that masks a deep sense of personal and professional restlessness.

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Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Move Away
4:21
02
I Pray
4:01
03
Work on Me Baby
4:06
04
Gusto Blusto
4:41
05
Heaven’s Children
4:44
06
God Thank You Woman
4:15
07
Reasons
4:36
08
Too Bad
4:37
09
Come Clean
3:20
10
Sexuality
5:28
Moments Worth Waiting For
The aggressive, gated-reverb drum snap that opens Move Away, signaling a harder edge than their previous work.
The massive, gospel-inflected choral explosion during the climax of I Pray.
The jittery, funk-metal guitar lick buried in the bridge of Gusto Blusto.
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