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Real Life is something as rare as
a synthpop band from Australia. This
fact alone is noteworthy, but as luck
would have it, it's pretty good too.
They had success in the eighties,
and have continued making music over
the years. This latest album “Imperfection”
is a bit hit and miss, as some tracks,
such as the opening title track, are
fantastic synthpop at its finest,
while other songs just don’t
do it for me. The best songs are in
the first half of the record, while
the other half leaves a lot to be
desired. The weak songs just don’t
have the drive, catchieness or beautiful
synth lines to make them interesting.
And even though Real Life have been
at it for 20 years, they sound a tad
like amateurs at times, both soundwise
and songwise. JOHAN CARLSSON |
