I first heard about Hurts when, earlier this year, I was posting a song for every day of the week on Facebook. Hurts happened to be my song for Sunday with their appropriately titled song, Sunday.
It's fair enough to say, out of all the songs I dug up that week, these guys left the biggest impression. They're a pop duo out of the UK, but they're nothing like the generic, manufactured pop stars that seem to fill the radio waves on most stations these days. Take a listen...
Agree? Disagree? They put on a good performance. Enjoyable, catchy music and a singer that puts a lot of more famous singers to shame, if you ask me. It performed well throughout Europe, charting in the top ten in many countries, and at least in the top 20 in many others.
Australia it topped at 77.
I feel it should have performed better. If it had got decent radio play, perhaps it could have. I mean, what's not to like? I can only guess because it didn't perform well in the US, they weren't keen on giving it a chance her. What a shame.
Groups like this deserve the popularity. Perhaps it will encourage more creativity and originality in popular music. It surely needs it.
So, if you like it, spread the word, tell your friends. Maybe, in time, music like this will be back in fashion. The sort of music that is about the talent, and not the looks, or the attitude. Music that has an impact emotionally. Music you can feel.
Another song to listen to.
I challenge anyone to come away from listening to that one and not feel somewhat more positive about, well, everything. This is the kind of emotionally deep music that should be popular.
What tops the charts here instead?
Rihanna singing about how whips and chains excite her.
Fantastic...
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