A reunion worth the wait?

Over the years, I've lost a lot of faith in the much-hyped yet anti-climactic reunions of legendary music acts. Take the first new Eagles studio album in a few decades that was released only a few years ago, for example. Artistically, it missed the mark of their 1970's sophisticated songwriting glory.

There are countless other disappointing attempts by bands coming together to rekindle the past that I could cite. But out of respect for the barely undead, they shall remain nameless.

When I recently heard that post-punk icons The Cars were joining the ranks of the reunited, something told me this might be different. Though the music industry has gone through many transformations since the group's last album in 1987, there is something about their synthesized-rock style that fits well in the modern era. Regular sound bytes (I've always wanted to use that term in a blog!) of new material started to show up on The Cars' Facebook page. And what I've heard to date sounds fresh and most welcome in a year so far littered with more boring formula techno-rap and teens going Gaga for Bieber.

The new CD titled, "Move Like This", comes out in May and features most of the original line-up. Check out the new video for the first single, "Blue Tip" by clicking here. It's a definite return to form.