Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, true to its title, seemed to put a satisfying capstone on their career, and the subsequent years of extensive touring as self-described “late-blooming road warriors” seemed like something between an epilogue and a victory lap.
But defying expectations has been the theme of their late career, and after years coasting on their well-deserved iconic status, it turns out Tears for Fears had another album in them after all.The Tipping Point (★★★☆☆) is not only their first studio album in 17 years, but for Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, it represents a kind of hard-won artistic freedom.
Resisting the pressure from then-managers to collaborate with A-list songwriters to create a collection of hit singles, the pair did what they have always done best, creating a fully-realized album from the ground up.Perhaps as a result of their resistance to commercial pressures, The Tipping Point is curiously short on standout hit singles.
Even so, it is probably fair to say that several of its moments approach their best work. From the strumming acoustic guitar that opens the album on “No Small Thing” before giving way to expansive synths and strings, it’s apparent that they have not lost their gift for constructing an elaborate, majestic and memorable melody.The title track is an expansive, dramatic work of grungy, spacey synth-pop-rock, with a sense of moody otherworldliness to its backing track and lyrics that are shot through with an intense immediacy.
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