While it has, to me, a throwback to the 80s feel, musically, this album also contains a great mix of modern sound.
On the whole, The Minutes reminds me of so much of what was good about your more mainstream 80s pop groups. The album debuted at the number five spot on UK album charts, her highest debut since her first solo album in 1984.Īlison Moyet. The Minutes was released back on May 3rd on London label Cooking Vinyl (who, as a fun fact, were the label Bauhaus used to release their final album, Go Away White, on. Additional albums were recorded and released in 20. The album was, as expected, a commercial success. This resulted in her first solo album in eight years. In 2002, Moyet was finally released from contractual obligations with Sony and signed to a new label, Sanctuary Records. Due to legal battles with Sony, Moyet did not produce an album for several years following 1994's Essex. But, on the other hand, she was under incredible pressure from her record label to make "radio friendly" music, often demanding she re-write and re-record various songs. The next three albums would prove a bit of a challenge for Moyet - on the one hand, she wanted the freedom to choose what kind of music she produced and didn't want to necessarily make something "radio friendly" just to produce more chart toppers and make loads of money. The album was a success, earning a number one spot on UK album charts and producing several internationally acclaimed singles, including "Invisible." Moyet released her first solo album in 1984 on CBS Records entitled Alf. While short-lived (Yazoo would breakup after only two albums in 1983), Yazoo served as the spring board for Moyet to launch her solo career from (and things weren't so bad for Vince Clarke, either, as he went on to form The Assembly and Erasure, both groups meeting moderate success).Īlison Moyet and Vince Clarke - Yazoo! Image taken from the Yazoo Last.fm artist page
In the 70s and 80s she had played with a number of punk bands, including The Vandals.Īt age 21, Moyet teamed up with the former singer of Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke, to form the synthpop band Yazoo. By age 16 she had left school to work a number of random jobs, the most notable of which, perhaps, was a stint at tuning pianos (and could possibly hint at her more musical side). Moyet grew up in the small Essex town of Billericay.
Yet, I never knew much about those bands and didn't explore them further. I did listen to The Vandals off and on when I was in high school and I listen to Yazoo (also known as Yaz in the United States) off and on nowadays.
#ALISON MOYET THE MINUTES REVIEW FULL#
As a self-professed child of the 80s (I was born in 1989 and I will take full advantage of dubbing myself an 80s child, thank you very much!), I should know of Alison Moyet's work. Today's Music Review looks at the new album from English singer Alison Moyet, The Minutes.Īllow me to begin by saying that before today, I hadn't really listened to Alison Moyet.
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