the twelfth hour

Ecletic electronics outfit Duo Decad is a transatlantic collaboration between former Able Archer singer Emmet McCaughey (Dublin) and Mark Casey (Chicago). With their shared love for 80s music, they go in at the deep end on their debut album the twelfth hour, a collection of songs about getting older, love, loss and, trying to cope. With choice elements from post-punk, new wave and synth-pop, they offer a fine collection of melancholic yet hopeful songs. Good melodies have a tendency to age well and there are plenty of them to be found on this album.