Sid Luscious and The Pants San Francisco, California
The greatest new wave band that never was!
Childhood prodigies, Sid Luscious and The Pants were
abandoned by the industry in the early 80s, on the verge of success. Other bands stole their sound and rode it to the top of the charts, while Sid and The Pants went their separate ways and grew up.
Decades later, the band has reformed. Older, wiser, and more new wave than ever.
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Sid Luscious and The Pants recommends:
Lazerhawk's best work. Instrumental, dreamy, mysterious. Like waking up at 3 am to a static-filled cable channel showing fragments of an 80s movie.
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Modern Depeche Mode-y / Numanoid synth rock from Anu, Sid's alter ego...
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Synthwave music from the lost decade of the 19A0s by Sid Luscious and U-235. Related, mysterious, satisfying.
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