Bringing Back the 80s

Cub Sport, a lighthearted and amusing band from Australia, recently released their EP Only Friend. It is an album filled with the spirit of the 80s and has the ability to transport the listener back to the days when A Flock of Seagulls reigned supreme and car phones were coveted by businessmen and women in oversized suits and shoulder pads.

Despite the brevity of this EP, it certainly does not lack in its entertaining qualities. Many of those qualities include near perfect harmonizing, synthesizers and big drum choruses. For instance, the song “Simmer” serves as an ideal example of the 80s aesthetic. The band sings over a palatial sound of manipulated instruments and ends with the synthesizers slowly fading away.

Even though this album is quite obviously intended for dancing, the last song “Space” is slightly surprising, as it appears that the band throw away everything they have done thus far on the EP. It changes fairly suddenly from 80s dance pop to a lo-fi indie song that would fit in with any music being produced in Southern California during this time. Needless to say, they show their range as a band and tease what is to come on their upcoming full-length record, due out in March of 2016.

It is safe to think that one can expect that Cub Sport will receive some exposure for their music in the future. The one questions is, however, among what crowd will they become popular? Perhaps, they will find fame in the dance crowd, or the indie music scene, maybe amongst the nostalgic 80s crowd, better known as the adults that grew up during that time, or possibly in both the dance crowd and indie music scene. It goes without saying that this Brisbane band will be successful. Whether it is with those with perfectly permed and teased hair in the classic 80s mullet style or the day glow drenched crowds at music festivals, this band will prompt hundreds of people to come together and dance.