Just one listen to 'Already There' on Blazer's mini album tells you all you need to know. This Ohio act are undeniably 80s-influenced but instead of opting for the post-punk or funk route, they have chosen to evoke the unfashionable and unfairly overlooked world of lush synth-driven pop. That song features singing full of unhinged passion akin to The Wild Swans, whilst in the background lays a melody in a similar vein to China Crisis' 'Wishful Thinking'. It is a strident, agenda-setting beginning. 'Eileen' is classic "wimp pop", the kind of which you could get beaten up for, if you dared to admit liking it to your schoolfriends. Also taking the subtly atmospheric route are 'Undress My Mind' and 'Perfect Things To Say'; both of which continue the flair for fragrant melodicism. Blazer's music is always tinged with that sense of melancholia but it's unashamed sense of romance is a two-finger salute to the over-stylised world of rock today