Modern Love (Kids of 88 album)

Modern Love
Studio album by Kids of 88
Released	5 October 2012
Recorded	2011/2012
Genre	Pop, synthpop, electropop, alternative pop
Length	38:22
Label	Dryden Street, Sony Music
Kids of 88 chronology
"Sugarpills EP" (2011) Modern Love (2012)
Singles from Modern Love
"Tucan" Released: 11 May 2012 "LaLa" Released: 24 August 2012 "The Drug" Released: 16 November 2012 "Bad Talk" Released: 24 July 2013

Modern Love is the second album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released worldwide on 5 October 2012.^[1][2][3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The New Zealand Herald	[4]

Reception

Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald said that "Kids of 88 return with a more mature new album" and that "they are no less ambitious this time round with the release of [a] second album".^[5]

Singles

• "Tucan", the first single from Modern Love, was released 11 May 2012 digitally.^[6]

• "LaLa" is the second single from Modern Love was released 24 August 2012. "LaLa" was commissioned onto radio on 17 August 2012, one week before the official release.^[7] The song peaked at number 30 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart.^[8] The second single was originally meant to be "Bad Talk" after receiving funding for the music video by NZ On Air.

• "The Drug" first received music video funding by NZ On Air for a music video, hinting it would be the third single from the album. On 16 November 2012 the song was published to the iTunes Store as a single.^[9]

• "Bad Talk" received music video funding by NZ On Air shortly after the first single "Tucan" was released, hinting it would be the second single from the album. However, "LaLa" became the second and "The Drug" the third single respectively. On April 6, 2013 the band announced a music video was to be released for Bad Talk and was officially released on July 24, 2013.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes & Jordan Arts except "Komodo", "Tucan" & "Zion" written by Sam McCarthy, Jaden Parkes, Jordan Arts & Joel Little; "Raza" written by Sam McCarthy & Jaden Parkes and "India" written by Sam McCarthy & Jordan Arts. 

Modern Love[10][11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Komodo"	3:45
2.	"Euphoria"	3:37
3.	"LaLa"	2:38
4.	"Tucan" (featuring Alisa Xayalith)	3:57
5.	"Feel The Love"	3:46
6.	"Raza"	3:28
7.	"Zion"	3:49
8.	"The Drug"	3:00
9.	"Hypno"	3:13
10.	"India"	3:57
11.	"Bad Talk"	3:12
Total length:		38:22

iTunes Store digital bonus[11]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Tucan (Pikachunes Remix)"	3:47

JB Hi-Fi Pre-Order Exclusive Tracks[10]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Mercury"	3:38
13.	"Bones"	3:51
14.	"LoveFlow"	3:36
15.	"French Green"	4:00

References

1. KIDSOF88 on Tumblr - Our Sophomore Album...
2. Kids of 88 on Twitter - The new album...
3. Kids of 88 on Facebook - Reasonably Large Announcement...
4. Album review: Kids of 88 - Modern Love - Entertainment - NZ Herald News
5. Kids of 88 are all grown up - NZ Herald
6. Tucan - Single on the iTunes Store
7. Kids of 88 on Twitter - Our brand new single...
8. charts.org.nz - Kids Of 88 - LaLa
9. The Drug - Single by Kids of 88 on iTunes
10. MODERN LOVE (Pre-order Deal) at JB Hi-Fi NZ
11. Modern Love (Deluxe Version) on iTunes