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Hurts

Musical Group
Forsynth-pop fans, 80s revival listeners, depeche mode/muse followers, and curious pop listeners
3 Reviews 2 Definitions 3 Charts

The Profile

Hurts are an English synth-pop duo from Manchester formed in 2009 by Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson. Albums include Happiness (2010), Exile (2013), Surrender (2015), Desire (2017) and Faith (2020).

Reviews here discuss the debut Happiness—featuring singles Better Than Love, Sunday, Stay, Blood, Tears & Gold, Illuminated and a duet with Kylie Minogue on Devotion—and the follow-up Exile, which adds industrial/dubstep/rock elements with singles Miracle and Blind, drawing comparisons to Depeche Mode and Muse.

Three reviews take on Hurts with a focus on Happiness: polished synth-pop, catchy but often called plastic and lyrically flat. Silver Lining, Illuminated, Better Than Love and The Water get nods. Exile is seen as a step up, adding industrial/dubstep/rock colors with Miracle and Blind highlighted. Overall: potential acknowledged, verdict divided.

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