#DURAN DURAN NEW ALBUM 2021 FULL#

Unfortunately, one area where I feel this album fails is in the realm of an overarching theme. Although not being as electronically based as modern synth-wave style artists, they have offered a good example of what can be done with both electronic production and instrumentals, which has been lacking in the more modern derivatives of new wave.

In a world where new-wave and its derivatives have made a major comeback through artists such as Big Black Delta, Perturbator, Mitch Murder and Carpenter Brut, Duran Duran has - through this album - once again solidified themselves as old masters of the genre. I feel as if further influence was also taken from other 1980s artists, such as Depeche Mode - most notably in tracks such as “INVISIBLE,” “BEAUTIFUL LIES,” “NOTHING LESS” and the title track, “FUTURE PASSED” - as well as influences taken from Frankie Goes to Hollywood. In this new album, Duran Duran managed to amalgamate aspects of modern EDM, Hip-Hop and classic new-wave, whilst maintaining their famous rhythmic style, tying it all together with Simon De Bon’s irreplaceable voice. 22, I awoke early to get listening and I found myself surprised as to how each song was better than the last.

#DURAN DURAN NEW ALBUM 2021 FULL#

But, I still had to wait some weeks for the full album to be released. CHAI)” - and was stricken by the quality and nostalgic nature of them. Immediately, I listened to these four tunes - “TONIGHT UNITED,” “ANNIVERSARY,” “INVISIBLE” and “MORE JOY (feat. I had only learned about its upcoming release via Spotify notifying me of their earlier EP of four songs, titled TONIGHT UNITED. Duran Duran - the band your parents probably like and a somewhat-forgotten group in the modern world of music, yet an unmistakable hallmark of the prevalent new wave sound of the 1980s - has once again blessed avid listeners, such as myself, with a new album.įUTURE PAST was somewhat unexpected.

Duran duran new album 2021