Blancmange, “Wanderlust” (Blanc Check Records)-Founder member Neil Arthur has striven manfully to keep the Blancmange name alive since illness forced his long term creative partner Stephen Luscombe to give up the ghost in 2011, and “Wanderlust” must rank as one of the most accomplished synth-pop collections that this strangely under-rated performer has unleashed on an unsuspecting world during almost four decades of exemplary music-making. “Distant Storm,””In Your Room” and “Gravel Drive Syndrome” capture the essence of Arthur’s darkly memorable insights into the human condition.
Incredibly fresh songs. Great job gents.