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From A To B... Plus

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How often do we see artists produce their best work early in their careers? In the first flushes of youth, a band is often unaware of music critics and trends, often resulting in naive but remarkably attractive pieces of work. New Musik rode the new wave/electro-pop wave at the turn of the 80's with their own brand of highly commercial pop. Unusually for such an album - even more so for a debut - 'From A To B' is not just made up of a few singles and endless filler; it is undeniably chirpy but not in an annoying fashion. The singles - although only minor chart successes - are highly melodic and memorable with 'This World Of Water', in particular, retaining its peculiar cute charm. Revealing more depth are album tracks 'A Map Of You', 'On Islands' and bonus single 'She's A Magazine' each striking a blance between loneliness and happiness, forever dreaming of the intangible. Main songwriter Tony Mansfield later described this work as "rudimentary". A fair point, but the sounds of innocent, lost talents are captured beautifully here.
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  Track Listing
01 Straight Lines
02 Sanctuary
Standout Track A Map Of You
04 Science
05 On Islands
06 This World Of Water
07 Living By Numbers
08 Dead Fish (Don't Swim Home)
09 Adventures
10 The Safe Side
11 Sad Films
12 Missing Persons
13 Tell Me Something New
14 She's A Magazine
15 Chik Musik
16 Magazine Muzik

Standout Track = Standout Track

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