The debut single "Love Hits" by Brooklyn’s Young Boys begins with a bass line that finds the centerpoint between The Sisters of Mercy’s "Lucretia, My Reflection" and "A Forest" by The Cure. A wall of guitar fuzz is then introduced in tandem with vocals that additionally evoke Andrew Eldrich’s peak era Sisters recordings. Unique keyboard elements emerge, pulling the track up from its 90’s era beginnings to more current sonics. So much so that the central instrumental keyboard segment creates the sensation of some future alien landscape. It’s a beautifully executed transition that culminates in otherworldly textures reminiscent of the work of David Bowie’s more experimental pop tracks. – Dave Cromwell
