Another one that my older sister used to thrash back in the 80s (though with this one I remember that I did enjoy it back then). It's a solid pop album, somehow sounds 'of its time' but without seeming dated. Probably due to the songs just being really strong, and of many of the synthesizer sounds used currently being back in vogue.
In some ways it's a quite a bleak album, covering ideas from consumerism, Catholic guilt, one-sided relationships, romantic paranoia. However, these themes are couched in catchy tunes, with minimal but imaginative arrangements, which help increase their appeal.
The track "It couldn't happen here" is co-written with Ennio Morricone and with strings arranged by Angelo Badalamenti who brings in hints of his score-work on Twin Peaks. Laying in strings that walk the line between schmaltz and darkness.
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