(Wall of Sound)Thirty years since their heyday, 10 since their last studio release, and the Human League have a new record out. In truth, it's only really Philip Oakey and the two backing singers, but they sound very much like they always did, Oakey's distinctive, strident baritone intoning over vintage synths and stark harmonies. It's a post-house, post-electro revival world, so the beats have been updated courtesy of producers (and fellow Sheffield residents) I Monster, but the doomy wordscape...
Guardian Music — (Wall of Sound)Thirty years since their heyday, 10 since their last studio release, and the Human League have a new record out. In truth, it's only really Philip Oakey an... more info