That name – Com Truise. It’s a bit twatty isn’t it? Does anyone really want to associate themselves with Tom Cruise in any fashion? I’m sure it turns people away – as it did for me at first glance – but I hope more people give this one a chance as it’s quite a lovely album. Of course you really have to be into cold, icy, robotic 80’s styled beats to even remotely get into Mr Truise’s first album, Galactic Melt, but underneath it’s shiny, off-putting exterior is a very warm interior. There are so many sounds, so many melodies and atmospheres going on here that every listen unveils something new. Luckily this album isn’t a difficult one to take on, it’s actually really, really fun to listen to. I kind of picture Gary Numan when I listen to this, a Gary Numan who is new onto the scene, fresh-faced, into the 80’s revivalism that’s going on. He’s got a bit of an inner hip-hop voice now, looking to create some music he could proudly be blasting out of his car with the windows rolled down, with a newfound confidence, down let’s say the neon lined street’s of Miami’s South Beach. That’s what this album makes me picture when I’m doing the exact same thinglistening to this loudly on my headphones at home all by myself. I mean just listen to those big warbly beats in ‘Flightwave’, or that love-theme-from-Beverly-Hills-Cop sound of ‘Brokendate’, or ‘Futureworld’ which just makes you want to do something terribly and unashamedly filthy (make of that what you will). Are you seeing this Gary Numan imaging that I’m seeing? No? Ok just give it some time – it will happen. Just take a (synth) stab at this, and avoid all the reviewers who keep lumping this album in with all that chillwave music that is out there now (like the aforementioned Washed Out and Neon Indian). How this can be compared to that stuff I have no idea. 80’s sounding does not equal chillwave, unless you are writing lazy reviews after listening to albums just once or twice. Do The Police and Simple Minds sound the same then too? Anyway back to my point. I am not good at describing music, but I do recommend this. It’s really great background music, a fantastic motivator to clean the house to (after doing that terribly filthy thing I mentioned), and just a great overall masterful guilty pleasure. Sure it will be out of fashion in a matter of months, but enjoy it while it lasts. I wish the same could be said about Tom Cruise.