Fine Young Cannibals is the band I think of whenever I read music crit (about any band, album, or song) that describe #pop#music in terms of "distillation."
In terms of their career, they gave us only two studio albums, each one lasting 35 minutes with ten #songs.
The records show the band's diverse musicality, presenting a range of pop sounds but not as a catalogue of musical style, moving from one song to the next. Instead, what they offer is more of a blend. Each song feels like it comes from the same musical stock but also gives us a distinct flavour that lingers for as long as the song lasts.
I also like how they had one cover for each record. On the first was Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds," and on the second was the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen in Love." That says a whole lot right there.
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