Toronto-based duo Chris Huggett and Max Hoppenbrouwers, aka Modele, digs deep into the moody marrow of ‘80s post-punk and new wave, but with a voice all their own. Their track 1001 feels like a slow burn, echoing the wistfulness of Iggy Pop’s softer moments, the songwriting sharpness of ABC, and the cool melancholy of Icehouse. There’s a whisper of Echo and the Bunnymen, a shadow of Bauhaus, but it’s the shimmering guitars, shimmering synths, and crooning vocals that steal the spotlight. It’s the kind of song that could slip effortlessly into a John Hughes film, threading through a coming-of-age scene soaked in longing.
Yet, beneath the ballad’s polished sheen, there’s a pulse of something darker—hope mingled with heartache, romance wrapped in shadows. It sways between light and loss, a tender confession hidden behind a minor key. Huggett and Hoppenbrouwers know the balance of beauty and bleakness, finding that fragile place where vulnerability shimmers like a distant streetlight in the rain, barely lighting the way forward but enough to keep moving.
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