John DeLorean isn't an obvious choice for musical inspiration, but the man who gave us the DeLorean sports car, sporting gull-wing doors and a stainless steel body, has his place in pop culture firmly entrenched: not only did Doc Brown and Marty McFly use a DeLorean for their time travel machine in the Back To The Future movies, but Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) and producer Boom Bip (aka Bryan Hollon) have collaborated as Neon Neon, releasing an album called Stainless Style inspired by DeLorean himself.
The vibe is sleek, sophisticated, synthy, and stylish of course, and absolutely addictive. Neon Neon's techno-pop could have taken a souped up DeLorean-cum-time machine right from 1984 back to 2008. Hindsight allows the guys to avoid some of the more campy and clichéd elements from that era and stick to the good stuff: techno riffing, memorable melodies, scratchy, itchy flourishes that don't sound out of place or overpowering, and great tunes.
The album has been available on Lex for some time now, and has recently earned the pair a Mercury Music Prize nomination.
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