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Tubeway Army – Tubeway Army (Staff Pick!)
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Title: Tubeway Army – Tubeway Army
Year/Genre: 1978, New Wave / Synth Pop
Condition: New
Cultural Facts:
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Recorded by London band Tubeway Army just as Gary Numan was shifting from punk guitar songs to cold, sci-fi themed electronics.
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Lyrics draw on dystopian and android imagery influenced by writers like Philip K. Dick, tying it to late-’70s post-punk futurism.
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Its success led Numan to put his own name out front soon after, launching the solo career that would make him a UK synth icon.
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