Stay - Hurts

I wasn't the first to discover the band Hurts this year, but when I did, I was glad. They have been described as a modern version of Black and the Blue Nile, and in a way there are - although the most obvious links would have to be the song titles ('Wonderful life' and 'Stay' respectively).

'Stay' was recently released as the third single from their debut album and it's a very nice slice of Eighties pop - although it was recorded more recently than that. As far as I know, this is their first single to be released on 7" vinyl. It includes an exclusive remix of the track.

My collection: 7" single no. 4978
Found: Amazon UK, received December 14, 2010
Cost: 2 pounds
Tracks: 'Stay' / 'Stay (Groove Armada remix)'