Human League, The - DARE

180g with DL Code.

1981's 'dare!' captures a moment in time perfectly - the moment post-punk's robotic fascination with synthesizers met a clinical bowiesque infatuation with fashion and modern art, including pop culture, plus a healthy love of songcraft. The Human League had shown much of this on their early singles, such as 'the lebanon,' but on 'Dare!' they simply gelled, as their style was supported by music and songs with emotional substance. That doesn't mean that the album isn't arty, since it certainly is, but that's part of its power