WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT POP’S PERPETUAL ABILITY TO TRANSFORM, MUTATE AND SURPRISE? THIS MONTH, I’VE BEEN PARTICULARLY STRUCK BY THE JOURNEY THAT TWO OF THE ACTS FEATURED IN OUR ISSUE HAVE UNDERTAKEN OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR VERY DIFFERENT CAREERS.
FOR OUR COVER FEATURE, I CAUGHT UP WITH BANANARAMA TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN A DECADE. NOW THE GRANDES DAMES OF SOPHISTICATED ELECTROPOP, THEY’VE COME A LONG WAY FROM THEIR RAGGLE-TAGGLE EARLY YEARS LIVING ABOVE THE SEX PISTOLS’ OLD REHEARSAL SPACE.