Thomas Dolby

Like Rupert Holmes, I discovered Thomas Dolby twice. Once when I first heard his hit She Blinded Me with Science, and again when I dug into the lush production of Prefab Sprout's albums.

As with many of my favourite musicians, his music grew on me the more I listened to it. I found his track Airwaves particularly unique and unlike anything I had heard before.

It really ticks all the boxes for me: dark yet elegant, vivid and smooth. Much like Chris Isaak's Wicked Game or ELO's When Time Stood Still