True to the title of the records smash single, INXS gives you what you need on Listen Like Thieves. Originally released in 1985, the breakthrough album marked the groups deserved entrance into the mainstream radio sphere and commercial charts. With its sound honed from prior records, INXS develops an enviably balanced combination of dance grooves, bluesy persuasion, acoustic framing, and pop bluster on this batch of supremely catchy fare, equally memorable for its melodic nature and stylistic fusion.
Bolstered by a series of cant-miss singlesthe swaggeringly funky What You Need, sharp thrust of Listen Like Thieves, and wistful Kiss the DirtListen Like Thieves teems with glorious hooks and intertwining instrumentation that cross-pollinates jazz, R&B, new-wave, and pub rock.
