Album: Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti (1985)
Genre: Post-Punk | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Gritty
Record Label: Rough Trade
Format: Album

Description: On their second album, Scritti Politti essentially was Green Gartside, who directed drummer Fred Maher, keyboardist David Gamson, and a multitude of studio musicians through a state-of-the-art, immaculately constructed set of catchy synth pop on Cupid & Psyche 85. The results are as impressive as Songs to Remember and produced the hit singles "Perfect Way" and "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)."

Artist Background: Initially a left-wing-inspired post-punk British rock group, Scritti Politti developed into a more mainstream pop music project in the early to mid-1980s, enjoying significant success in the record charts in the UK and the US. The group's most successful album, 1985's Cupid & Psyche 85, spawned three UK Top 20 hits with "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Absolute", and "The Word Girl", as well as a US Top 20 hit with "Perfect Way". The band's 1988 album Provision was a UK Top 10 succes... Part of the Leeds, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Leeds, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Post-Punk, Rock/Pop, Gritty, 1980s, Album, Rough Trade

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On their second album, Scritti Politti essentially was Green Gartside, who directed drummer Fred Maher, keyboardist David Gamson, and a multitude of studio musicians through a state-of-the-art, immaculately constructed set of catchy synth pop on Cupid & Psyche 85. The results are as impressive as Songs to Remember and produced the hit singles "Perfect Way" and "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)."

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