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MUSIC REVIEW: T’Pau – ‘Nowhere’

Besi Besemar January 20, 2015

An epic return for Mistress Decker and the boys!

Carol Decker

TO THE uninitiated Carol Decker and T’Pau are remembered for a smattering of hits most notably China In Your Hand and Heart & Soul. The stylistic gulf between those two international smashes should be a reasonable indication of the versatility of a band who at the time were not always afforded the critical appraisal they deserved.

New track Nowhere should blast any lack of appreciation out of the water. Alongside the epic tradition of some of their lesser known album tracks Nowhere packs an emotional punch and consistently leading from the front are Carol Decker’s unmistakable vocals.

In a similar vein to 1989’s Only The Lonely, Nowhere teases its listener to take a paddle in the quiet musical mill pond before drenching you in the unexpected surf of its central message – the apparent destructive force that is a failing relationship. By the time Miss Decker hammers you in the face with I die a little bit every day and I can’t live this way you will feel as though your heart has been ripped from its rib-cage, torn up and thrown to the sharks. In short, it’s a corker.

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