After forming in Colchester in 1979 from the remnants of The Lepers, Modern English’s effects-pedalled post-punk futurism soon brought them to the attention of label 4AD.
Originally self-identifying as serious artists, the quintet discovered a talent for creating succinct pop, and in ’82 I Melt With You, the second single from their album After The Snow, charted in the US and latterly proved to have significant legs (featuring in Valley Girl, Grand Theft Auto, Glee, Stranger Things et al). To mark the release of the band’s ninth album, 1 2 3 4, we caught up with vocalist Robbie Grey at his home in Thailand.
