I love Slippery When Dead.

Is it bad that I like it more than the officially released Razorblade Romance? I adore the rough-around-the-edges sound quality.

Throughout the demos, I hear a bunch of motifs characteristic of that 80s sound: gentle bass, steady drums, synths and organs, heartstring-pulling riffs.

Listen, I'm the type to hate on love songs and rom-coms. But there is no denying that these tracks contain some type of musical magic within them.

Fuck a “Last Christmas.” Now that the weather's getting colder, those are the only love songs I'm playing on repeat.