Critical Heights have announce yet another great pop single. This time from Brisbane’s enigmatic synth pop songstress Scraps (AKA Laura Hill). The 7” single ‘Secret Paradise’ is out 23rd July and was premiered on Radio One by Huw Stephens. Laura wears her obsession with 80’s synth rock on her sleeve, citing The Human League, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Flock of Seaguls, OMD, Gary Numan and Devo as influences.

The 80s loom large in her subject matter as well.  Lead track “1982” is a love/tribute song to all the machines that didn’t get the girl in movies like Short Circuit and Electric Dreams, where the machines are much more interesting than the men. It’s excellent but don’t just take my word for it – have a listen and download it below: