Listening to Hurts again, one of my favorite bands for 2011. They got the techno-ballad theme going on. They've got techno sound effects but most of their songs are about love and heartbreaks. Aside from the techno beat they also incorporated dramatic music that together with the lead singer Theo's voice... It's just remarkable.
On their debut album, they have a duet with Kylie Minogue. The song at first seems to be a not so powerful song but it grows on you and it also has that dramatic feeling to it.
The album is called Happiness, it has 11 tracks and a hidden track called Verona so total of 12 songs. My favorite song in the album is The Water. To me, its about insecurity being alone and different as well as being misunderstood. But knowing all of this insecurities there is still a yearning and urge to break free. Wanting to take the risk but still very afraid to go out of the comfort zone into the twilight zone ;)
They came to HK last May but I wasn't able to go and watch because I lost someone very special at that time. But music does help to get through it.
And so here is Hurts together with Kylie, performing confide in me.
