Orwell - 80's Are 30 EP (2010)

Indie/Alternative/Pop

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"To usher in this new decade, and also to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of 1980, Orwell is offering free downloads of the EP 80's are 30. Five cover versions of obscure or underrated titles from between 1980 and 1984. On the menu: The Psychedelic Furs, Freur, Simple Minds, Ultravox and New Musik. The EP is available free here. You can also make a donation to Orwell to help us produce our next album. 2010 ... is the thirtieth anniversary of the year 1980, which opened a decade regarded by some as one of the worst in terms of musical creativity. Some artists and some songs have stood the test of time and bad reputation. Others have fallen more or less into oblivion The singer Hugo and myself have decided to resurrect some of the songs in this second category, and rework them to create versions that are free of their 80's specific styling. So we have some friends from 30 years ago dressed up to go out again but in a more simple manner." -Jérôme Didelot