Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the synth-pop bands of the 1980s, and attained international chart success as part of the Second British Invasion.
How Critics See Tears for Fears
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Songs for a Nervous Planet
2024
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 79/100 across 3 reviews.
Tears for Fears's Songs for a Nervous Planet reconceives the band's catalogue as a living conversation between past grandeur and present urgency, and across professional reviews th...
Songs for a Nervous Planet
2024
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Tears for Fears's Songs for a Nervous Planet reconceives the band's catalogue as a living conversation between past grandeur and present urgency, and across professional reviews th...