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Modern English has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 23 episodes and was first played on 18 January 2016.

Modern English is a rock band best remembered for their iconic 1982 song "I Melt With You" which, despite not reaching the top 40 in either the US or U.K., has appeared in various commercials and movies over the years with a popular music video that became an MTV staple. Exploring post-punk themes of loss, reflection, and devotion, the group faced changing waves of success over the 80s and early 90s, putting four albums into the Billboard 200 chart. They disbanded a while…

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Swans On Glass
Modern English
4AD1980
Swans On Glass
Modern English4AD1980
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Gathering Dust
Modern English
4AD1980
Gathering Dust
Modern English4AD1980
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I Melt With You
Modern English
Sire, 4AD1989
I Melt With You
Modern EnglishSire, 4AD1989
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Life In The Gladhouse
Modern English (Harvey Goldberg, Ivo Watts-Russell mix)
4AD2001
Life In The Gladhouse
Modern English (Harvey Goldberg, Ivo Watts-Russell mix)4AD2001
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Silent World
Modern English
Limp Records1979
Silent World
Modern EnglishLimp Records1979
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Face Of Wood
Modern English
4AD1982
Face Of Wood
Modern English4AD1982
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Someone's Calling
Modern English (Harvey Goldberg, Mark Kamins mix)
4AD1983
Someone's Calling
Modern English (Harvey Goldberg, Mark Kamins mix)4AD1983
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After The Snow
Modern English
4AD1982
After The Snow
Modern English4AD1982
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Just A Thought
Modern English
4AD1987
Just A Thought
Modern English4AD1987
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Home
Modern English
4AD1983
Home
Modern English4AD1983
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