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Renaissance
Pop · 1981 · 7 tracks · 28m

Renaissance

Village People

A sharp pivot from disco to jittery new wave. Cold synthesizers and deadpan vocals replace the brassy anthems of the band's past.

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It's the Village People doing their best Devo impression and it's weirder than you think.

A jittery, neon-lit identity crisis that trades disco warmth for robotic new wave tension.

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Restless+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 28m
02
5 O’Clock in the Morning
5:03
03
Fireman
5:00
04
Jungle City
3:46
05
Action Man
3:05
06
Big Mac
2:26
07
Diet
3:20
08
Food Fight
2:34
Moments Worth Waiting For
The cold, mechanical drum machine opening of 5 O'Clock in the Morning that sounds more like Gary Numan than disco.
The bizarrely aggressive vocal delivery on Food Fight that leans into a frantic, almost punk-rock energy.
The jittery, staccato synth-pop hook of Action Man that replaces the band's usual brass sections with sharp electronic pulses.
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