Many are not too familiar with Nik Kershaw's music, but from my varied tastes (I'm a total pop-rock/classic rock/power pop junkie. With the occasional alternative thrown in. But during the summer, I stumbled onto the work of Nik Kershaw. Starting with his album "The Riddle", (I heard the title track around 2 years ago, and I'm honestly still kicking myself for not listening to his other work any sooner.) I slowly grew to enjoy it, and I find it to be a very great album, and while it does have the cheesy 80s sound, it still somewhat holds up. After trying to find his other stuff on Spotify, (I found a "re-recording" of his #1 hit "Wouldn't It Be Good", but it seems very off, almost like a cover. Besides, the original is a thousand times better.)
I happened to check out his most recent album, "Ei8ht" (It's supposed to be, of course, his 8th album. And no, I did not spell it that way.) and I will say, it did not dissapoint me at all. I mean, it's still got the 80s sound to it, but a lot of his songs have a very good sound to them. It's a sound that I rarely hear, but when I do, I enjoy it. It seems to be a cross between 80s Rock,, and Power Pop, two things which I love dearly. There are a lot of great songs on this album. My favorites would have to be "These Tears" and "Runaway", which I feel should've been singles as well, paired with "You're the Best" and "The Sky's the Limit" (The Sky's the Limit is a very good song, but the lyrics at times feel like something off of a children's album. That's really not good.) But I would not only reccommend this album, but I'd also reccommend Nik's other work, especially "The Riddle". I have yet to listen to his other work, but I plan on doing so in the near future, as I have a feeling he could be another one of my all time favorite artists....
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