S5E1 - New Romantics: Spandau Ballet (Overrated) & Japan (Underrated)

Over/underrated: a music podcast with Fran and Babs

Put on some liquid eyeliner, find your sparkliest eyeshadow and bring out the hairspray - we're talking about some New Romantics legends!

Fran is a big fan of the era but thinks that behemoths Spandau Ballet only have a handful of good songs...Babs doesn't know much Spandau Ballet beyond the hits - so will she agree with Fran?

Babs is also properly introduced to the band Japan - they're not Alphaville of Big in Japan, we'll have you know! Fran loves the band but says he hasn't met anyone who likes Japan. Can he convert Babs into a David Sylvian appreciator - beyond his good looks?

For god's sake, go and look at David Sylvian's beautiful face.

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.

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