Talk Talk
Talk Talk began as a sleek synth-pop group and spent the decade dismantling that identity. Mark Hollis steered the band from the chart hits of 'It's My Life' toward the spacious, improvisational 'Spirit of Eden', a record that quietly invented much of what later became post-rock.
Origin: London, England · Years active: 1981–1991
Biography
Talk Talk began as a sleek synth-pop group and spent the decade dismantling that identity. Mark Hollis steered the band from the chart hits of 'It's My Life' toward the spacious, improvisational 'Spirit of Eden', a record that quietly invented much of what later became post-rock.
Key 1980s albums
- The Party's Over (1982)
- It's My Life (1984)
- The Colour of Spring (1986)
- Spirit of Eden (1988)
Essential songs
- It's My Life (1984)
- Such a Shame (1984)
- Life's What You Make It (1986)
- Talk Talk (1982)
- I Believe in You (1988)
Genres
synth-pop · new-wave · alternative
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