Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - So In Love (Virgin)

Only a year ago drippy pop was all the rage. Tears For Fears, China Crisis, The Lotus Eaters, OMD... But times have changed. The Tears have strapped on those guitars and punched their way into '85 while the rest of the country's listening to Springsteen and Don Henley. And as for OMD . . Despite a fancy XL design you still get the feeling they're both wearing little woollen jumpers. This is confetti pop of the second year. Wet and wimpy, as the weather forecasters say. (Paul Simper, No 1, May 18, 1985)