Start

Start, from Lawrence, Kansas, produced one of the finer overlooked new wave / power pop / indie albums of the early '80s, 'Look Around'. Once described as a hybrid of The Doors and The Jam, their haunting keyboard-based minor melodies mesh with the straightforward rush of mod / power pop to form a surprisingly successful hybrid. Start was distinguished from the many similar bands of the era by a sense of brooding poignancy, sounding in some respects like a more understated and vulnerable Elvis Costello. Little known even in the underground, they broke up shortly after their sole LP, their only other studio effort being a rare three-song 7". [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]