Official Secrets Act - New video 'Bloodsport'

The probably with listening to indie-rock-punk-garage-pop for the last 30 years as I have is that when you hear cool new music, your ears & brain will tell you that you've heard it before. Which is OK! Bring cool old sounds to new audiences. Music players have been doing that for years. Heck, Guitar Hero has brought 70s classic rock like Nugent, Foghat, Aerosmith and others to a whole new slew of 13 yr old boys (God help us all...). The key thing I try to look for is finding the right twist on a previously made sound to make it fresh.

Right now, listening to the band Official Secrets Act, I'm being transported back to early '80s Depeche Mode, OMD and B.E.F.. Official Secrets Act may dislike that comparison, but that's what I hear in this haunting lil' ditty called 'Bloodsport', the band's new single on the UK's One Little Indian Records.

Heres the promo video:


I like their sound and I think kids would be on it, but I sense I've been there, done that in the day. Official Secrets Act's new full-length is called 'Understanding Electricity' - the band is supporting Art Brut in Europe (weird combo maybe?) on dates over the coming weeks.