Video: HURTS - Better Than Love (Live Version)

Too painful to look at the camera Synths and glam may have been part of my diet as an 80s child but I never totally fell in love with 80s music. It's only now - and after the main revival of 80s chic has passed that am I coming to appreciate what the decade of decadence produced. Recently I went to Lovebox in London's Victoria Park and went bananas over the bananas Grace Jones . It turns out another 80s superpower won my heart more - Tears for Fears . [...]

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As seems to be the way these days, one pop video for a song simply isn’t good enough. It seems you have to have a three course meal with the teaser video for starter, the main course and then an alternative or live version for dessert. We love Hurts for their dramatically magnificent electronic pop songs and their carefully contrived visual aesthetic. Yet for all of their differences to a typical pop band, they have also chosen the multi-video route for new single Better Than Love . Here’s the latest instalment, which is entitled the live version. [...]

HURTS were recently featured on Channel4’s 4Play with an 11 minute insight into how the guys approach both the music and the visuals of HURTS, also commenting on how risky it was to release HURTS into the wild via big ‘events’ (both the EP and live show) rather than the usual oversaturation. It’s a good watch for anyone interested in the band. And here’s the full version of ‘Better Than Love’ from the show. [...]

'Better Than Love' is out on May 23th. If you'd like signed CDs of the single you can buy it here