Music: Rock/Pop
Yaz
- When
Wednesday July 16 (8pm)
- Where
- Terminal 5 (610 W 56th St, 212.582.6600)
- Price
- $65
- Details
- http://www.terminal5nyc.com/calendar/show/1385/
- As a songwriter, Vince Clarke was the driving force behind Depeche Mode's early seminal singles and would later write ebullient camp anthems for Erasure — but his effortless melodies never found a more perfect foil than Alison Moyet. The pair, dubbed Yaz, is more human than the Human League and more consistent than Soft Cell, embodying everything great about '80s synth-pop. "Don't Go" and "Only You" earned spins from top-40 radio, new-wave clubs, and progressive DJs leaning toward disco's twilight. This, however, is most Americans' first chance to see the duo live. It was far too long a wait, but as those brain-burrowing synth lines ignite, it's worth it. – Stephen Gossett
