Richard Janssen became known as the singer / guitarist of the Fatal Flowers. After the break-up of this band he founded Shine. However, Shine cannot be seen as the successor to the Fatal Flowers. The music is more experimental and contains psychedelic elements and influences from dance music. As the pop art pictures on the CD case and the booklet suggest, the Modern Pop Music album is a commentary
… on the superficial consumer society. The album has a striking British feel; the music is somewhere in between Suede and a rougher version of Blur.more
