With their slicked-back hair and sharp dress sense, Hurts looked like a couple
of leftovers from the 1980s new romantic scene when they first appeared in 2010,
complete with their distinctive brand of soaring synth pop. Formed when Theo
Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson met while their friends were having a fight outside
of a Manchester nightclub; rather than exchanging blows the pair got talking
about music and started exchanging lyrics and tracks via email. After years
spent on the dole and the failure of previous bands Bureau and Daggers, the duo
started writing mournful ballads an...