Calgary, AB

While many of the celebrated ’80s-inspired acts of now were inspired by the cold wave side of the decade, this fivesome sounds as if it was drawn to the slightly more warmed-up side of things. Proclaiming a love of early era Cure and sounding as if they perhaps also heard some Ultravox or Japan along the way, there is an aloofness here but also a slight thaw that makes the melodies a little more welcoming.