xPropaganda – The Heart Is Strange

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Release Date 20th May

After the original line up split in 1987, the individual band members of Propaganda pursued various solo projects and musical adventures. Fast forward to the spring of 2018 and Claudia and Susanne reformed as xPropaganda to play two sold out headline shows at The Garage in Islington, London. Having felt creatively inspired by the experience, the duo then reconvened with ‘A Secret Wish’ producer Stephen Lipson to write new music.

The results of these sessions, held over two years, can be heard on the new xPropaganda album ‘The Heart Is Strange’. It represents the first new release on the newly re-launched ZTT label (via UMC) and evokes the spirit and passion of classic Propaganda whilst sounding effortlessly contemporary. With its strident beats and glacial soundscapes offset beautifully by Claudia and Susanne’s expressive, passionate vocals its stand outs include the smouldering, slow burner ‘Chasing Utopia’, the intense, obsessive ‘No Ordinary Girl’ and the jagged pop glory of ‘Don’t (You Mess with Me)’. Over three decades on, all of the promises of ‘A Secret Wish’ are fulfilled once again.