Genre modern english i melt with you full#

Now we recorded a new album, Take Me to the Trees. We’ve been to the Philippines on tour, had an amazing time there. This last year, we did a Caribbean cruise where we played with some other bands and went around to these amazing islands. Fast forward to “I Melt with You,” one of the biggest videos on MTV that year, now even on YouTube, we are talking about 20 million views of the original video, it’s pretty incredible really because we were and still are a bunch of working class guys who do very well for themselves. We would go to see DJs and steal their microphones at night, that was the starting point. Even before that, we were so poor we used to go steal instruments from other people’s shows just to get started. We were really an underground band, we used to play to a couple hundred people in art galleries and underground clubs. Since we got back together, it becomes even more apparent what a wild ride it was. Robbie Grey – It has been a bit of a ride I must admit. First, tell us, what has the incredible journey of the band been like? Recently we caught up with Singer-Songwriter Robbie Grey to talk the history of Modern English, their story behind the new album, the magic of the New Wave movement, and much more.Ĭ – With a history that dates back nearly four decades, Modern English broke onto the UK scene in the early 80s, becoming an underground favorite before the international mainstream success to follow. Producing genre standout albums such as 1981’s Mesh & Lace and 1982’s After the Snow, Modern English keep their legacy going strong with their 2017 album, Take Me to the Trees. Their first record with the original lineup in over three decades, Take Me to the Trees has been met with positive acclaim, but most of all, shows a band with plenty of creativity left to offer.

Genre modern english i melt with you full#

A wonderful time full of creativity, out of Colchester, Essex, England came a band going by the name of Modern English.Ĭome together back in 1979, within three years, the band went from being an underground favorite to international superstars thanks to the mega success of “I Melt with You.” A song that everyone knows and loves, the story of Modern English is much more grand than just a single. Born from Punk Rock, the new genre would famously become known as the New Romanticism movement – spawning bands including Visage, Duran Duran, and Spandau Ballet, just to name a few. Back in the early 1980s, something unique was brewing on the UK Rock scene.