10 Near Perfect New Wave Albums With One Bad Song

The Age Of Plastic is the ultimate new wave record. The concept follows themes of nostalgia, with many of the songs referencing a longing for the past. For an album soaked in the sounds of the electronic future, it also spends a lot of time ruminating on the fears of a technology dominant world.

I Love You (Miss Robot) has developed a twofold meaning. Geoff Downes claimed he was inspired to write the lyrics, after reflecting on the casual sexual encounters he had while touring. Fans and critics, however, have interpreted it as symbolising the interdependent and ever growing relationship between humankind and technology. Video Killed The Radio Star became the group's most well known track. Again, it talks about developing technologies leaving old practises obsolete.

This is an album that makes being silly an art form, with each song touching on sincere insight, whilst poking fun at the concerns being referenced. The experience is one of enjoyment, punctuated every now and then by moments of revelation.

Clean Clean is the only song worth skipping, merely because it doesn't lean into that overtly futuristic sound of the rest of the album. There's plenty of synth throughout, but it feels as though it was slapped on as an afterthought. Especially, during the weird carnival music breakdown...