Tom Bailey, “Science Fiction” (Mikrokosmos Records)- Tom Bailey is best remembered these days as the creative driving force behind the Thompson Twins’ lengthy run of chart success in the early eighties. He’s dabbled with a variety of musical genres since his former outfit’s sad demise but “Science Fiction” finds Tom returning to a commercial pop format for the first time in many a long year, with consistently memorable results. The bulk of the set is dominated by a series of variations on the snappy Synthpop sound which became Bailey’s trademark during his creative heyday, with “Bring Back Yesterday,” “What Kind of World” and “If You Need Someone” emerging as the best of an infectious bunch.