Here’s a short guide for musical time traveling: buy the Mirrors single “Ways To An End” and a ticket for the upcoming European tour (Mirrors are supporting OMD) and you’ll go directly back to the early 80s. They look and sound like a mixture of Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode and Talking Heads. With other words: they snaffled from the best. The impulsive and dry beats accompanied by classical electronic pop harmonies are the perfect gifts for lead singer James’ extraordinary voice. How they elaborate their obvious musical impact is pretty fascinating, in particular onstage and live. You won’t find just a bunch of hipsters who are surfing the synth-pop remembrance wave, but a band that reflects their musical influences in their own way and thus create something new and exciting. The Brighton based quartet’s debut album is currently being mixed and will be released in early 2011. High expectations are vested, I reckon this debut will be something you won’t miss. Neither in your trusted record store, nor on the dance floor.

10/09/10 Monarch, London

11/11/10 E-Werk, Cologne

12/11/10 Capitol, Hannover

13/11/10 Haus Auensee, Leipzig

15/11/10 Theaterhaus, Stuttgart

16/11/10 Tonhalle, Munich

18/11/10 Tempodrom, Berlin

19/11/10 Docks, Hamburg

21/11/10 Den Atelier, Luxembourg

22/11/10 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels

23/11/10 Paradiso, Amsterdam

25/11/10 Le Casino de Paris, Paris

Tags: Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Mirrors, New Wave, OMD, Talking Heads, Ways To An End