- Forever Now · 1982
- Greatest Hits · 1984
- Greatest Hits · 1981
- Midnight To Midnight · 1986
- Greatest Hits · 1984
- Mirror Moves · 1980
- The Psychedelic Furs · 1980
- World Outside · 1991
- Greatest Hits · 1980
- Talk Talk Talk · 1980
- Forever Now · 1982
- Greatest Hits · 1980
- Greatest Hits · 1980
Essential Albums
- 1987
- Despite major-label marketing and an assist from filmmaker John Hughes, The Psychedelic Furs never quite fit into any easily defined mold in the '80s. Truth is, The Furs oozed pop in a kind of Warholian way, owing as much to The Velvet Underground as the postpunk hullaballoo reverberating out of England. This 1984 album found the band in L.A., with rising producer and Giorgio Moroder protégé Keith Forsey (Billy Idol, Simple Minds) nip-and-tucking their gloriously convoluted sonics into late-night soothers and the occasional ringing rock anthem. The album found homes both in lonely bedrooms of smart teenagers and on turntables at big-city dance clubs. Forsey managed to smooth Butler’s dirty-croon-meets-dirty-beauty aesthetic without ruining anything cool: the graceful (“The Ghost in You”) the anthemic (“Heaven”), and the acerbic (“Here Come Cowboys”) all find the singer and band in ace form. Even the album title’s a telling double-entendre, mocking the band’s own narcissism while embracing their newfound vanity as rising rock stars.
- 1982
Albums
- 2020
- 1991
- 1989
- 1987
- 1984
Artist Playlists
- Era-defining new wave from the band that coined "pretty in pink.”
- New Wavers whose vast catalog is defined by a singular voice.
Singles & EPs
- 2021
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2003
- 2001
About The Psychedelic Furs
British New Wave band The Psychedelic Furs found mainstream popularity with a string of quirky, heartfelt pop tunes that are indelibly intertwined with ’80s pop culture. ∙ Formed in 1977 by brothers Richard and Tim Butler, The Psychedelic Furs built a following with live shows and released their self-titled debut album in 1980. ∙ The 1981 single “Pretty in Pink”—from their sophomore LP, Talk Talk Talk—inspired American filmmaker John Hughes’ classic 1986 teen rom-com of the same name. ∙ Produced by Todd Rundgren, their 1982 track “Love My Way” became a go-to for coming-of-age films—from 1983’s Valley Girl to 2017’s Oscar-winning Call Me By Your Name. ∙ “All That Money Wants” was the band’s first US No. 1 single, topping the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1988. ∙ In 1992, the Butlers formed Love Spit Love, whose cover of The Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now?” became the opening theme for the original version of the TV supernatural drama Charmed. ∙ The Psychedelic Furs’ 2020 album, Made of Rain—their first new studio LP in nearly 30 years—rose to No. 13 on the UK charts.
- ORIGIN
- London, England
- FORMED
- February 1977
- GENRE
- Rock