Night Driver

The first full-length album of new material from Busted since 2004's A Present for Everyone, 2016's Night Driver finds the British trio having evolved from a rambunctious pop-punk outfit into a slick, sophisticated purveyor of synthy, dance-ready pop and soul. The story goes that with the 2005 departure of singer Charlie Simpson, ostensibly to focus on his post-hardcore band Fightstar and his folky solo career, Busted called it quits. Remaining members James Bourne and Matt Willis opted to pursue their own projects, before coming together again in 2013 for a joint tour with McFly, billed as McBusted. On the heels of that success, Bourne and Willis approached Simpson about a possible Busted reunion. Thankfully, his bandmates convinced him that they were all finally on the same page. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer John Fields (Switchfoot, Jonas Brothers, Jimmy Eat World), Night Driver is an attractive album of hooky, neon-lit anthems that straddle the line between club-ready '80s