The Monochrome Set: Eligible Bachelors (1982)

This quirky, wonderful UK indie band has been kicking around in one form or another for over 40 years, but I'll admit I've only just recently discovered them, trying to make up for lost time with a piecemeal dive through their back-catalog.

Though they date back to the early days of UK post-punk (some of their members previously played with Adam Ant), their sound is far more whimsical, a post-Ray-Davies oh-so-British, lyrically clever, joyous (but intermittently melancholy) pop that most closely ...