It's A Miracle!

Courtesy, again, of Stereogum I'm listening to the best new New-Wave band I've heard so far. New Violaters may have a name that could sit nicely next to a roster of indie up and comers, but the sound isn't quite that. Whereas other acts have adopted a keyboard or two, few have fully embraced the late 70's early 80s movement in full. New Violators have a white funk rhythm that would be at home on "Let's Dance", a Manchester downtrodden attitude(when appropriate), and synth lines that might sneak into a John Hughes movie. That's not to say that they sound like a New-Wave pastiche. There is enough freshness to keep this band away from being pegged as merely New-Wave revivalists. The track "Runaway" has a verse that could have been on a "Young Americans" or "Let's Dance", and a chorus that sounds a bit Smiths but less pop, and without Morrisey's phrasing. There's also sassy background vocalists, which is always a good call.

Anyone know the New-Wave reference I'm making with that title?

New Violators