Biography

Led by the deeply elegant vocals of Robbie Grey, Colchester, England based group Modern English formed in 1979 and swiftly became mainstays on the airwaves in the early days of MTV. While best known for their 1982 hit “I Melt With You,” a unsinkable piece of confectionary new wave pop befitting the era, much of the band’s recordings betrayed an arty dance-rock blend that looked equally to Roxy Music and Joy Division. Although the band is often remembered as the consummate one-hit wonder, Grey continued to record with various incarnations of the band for decades.

Top Tracks

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• Beautiful People

• Gathering Dust

• Here Come The Failure

• I Melt With You

• It's Ok

• Life's Rich Tapestry

• Swans On Glass

• Up Here In The Brain

Discography

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• Soundtrack

  Darla Records

  2010

• Pillow Lips

  TVT Records

  1990

• Stop Start

  Wounded Bird Records

  1986

• Ricochet Days

  4AD

  1984

• After the Snow

  4AD

  1982

• Mesh & Lace

  4AD

  1981