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Last month our Under The Cover series examined modern bands who covered classic 80s songs. We have also had several discussions about modern bands who cultivate the classic 80s synthpop/new wave sounds that we all grew up with. With all of this talk about 80s bands, we should all take a moment to notice that several of these bands are still putting out new music today. The last several years has featured new releases from O.M.D, Simple Minds, a-Ha, Duran Duran, Blondie, and so much more. The last several weeks has produced new releases from Ultravox and yes…Men Without Hats!
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Morton Harket, the former frontman for Norwegian Synthpop band A-ha has just released the video for Scared Of Heights, the first single from his new record, Out Of My Hands. The new LP, to be released April 13 will be his 5th as a solo artist.
For those who consider A-ha to be an 80s one-hit-wonder, consider this…A-ha has 9 studio records to their name, which have sold over 26 million, even in 2010 they were one of the 50 largest grossing touring acts and own a Guiness World Record for largest paying audience to a pop concert; 198,000 at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their music has influenced a generation of artists including Coldplay and Keane. A-ha ended a 25-year run with a massive World Tour.
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