Busted… but not Busted

I used to be a teenage girl who went to an all girls school, so a love of boy bands is sort of hard wired into my being. That being said, I’m a bit too old for Busted. I like them in a general pop, “can’t help but sing along to ‘What I Go To School For’ kinda way,” but that’s it. Some of you may not know that Charlie went back to Busted and they have a new album out, and we won’t get into why, but I ended up listening to it.

Its so ’80s, I love it.

Charlie now behind a drum machine rather than actual drums, James behind a synth machine and, thankfully singing less, Matt still on bass. Chuck in some vocoders, keytars, saxophones and some influence from Daft Punk, and it makes this album a far cry from the 3-breasted women of yesteryear.

I’m not saying it’s the best album in the world, but if you like a bit of ’80s nostalgia put it on, pretend its not Busted if you have to, but give it a go. If you still hate it, there are plenty of lovely ’80s playlists on Spotify.