12 December 2013

TV-2 "Beat" (1983)

Beat
release date: Sep. 1983
format: vinyl (25689) / digital
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,84]
producer: TV-2
label: CBS Records - nationality: Denmark

3rd studio album by TV-2 - this time produced by the band only marks a considerable change of style, which should have a lasting impact on the band's career. The first two albums out were shaped as new wave releases and both linked somewhat with the quirkiness of American band Devo and British XTC; however, this is much more originally founded in a Danish pop / rock tradition paired with TV-2's own lyrical force.
The album became the band's so far biggest success and both the audience and critics praised it.