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Hurts | Pop review

Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonWith George Osborne channelling the economic policies of Geoffrey Howe, Manchester duo Hurts appear equally enamoured of the ways of the early 1980s. Their fixation lies with that era's new romantic synth-pop, a music of melodramatic electronic rhythms, glacial keyboard lines and an obsessive quest for edgy, exotic glamour.The monochrome and besuited duo of singer Theo Hutchcraft and keyboardist Adam Anderson have delivered these tropes in spades on Hurts' splendidl...

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21:16 on October 10 2010

Hurts | Pop review

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonWith George Osborne channelling the economic policies of Geoffrey Howe, Manchester duo Hurts appear equally enamoured of the ways of the ear... more info