The five hundred and fourtieth album: #540 The Style Council - Cafe Bleu
Although Cafe Bleu is billed as a pop album, it feels like an amalgamation of various popular and different styles that were contemporary with its release. The opening instrumental track is pure jazz while A Gospel suddenly features a heavy rap track. Even the personnel shifts between the different tracks, even if the core group stays involved, and the combinations all work even the tracks all feel so different. The strong points are probably the gentler, new wave ballads, but it's such a good mix of tracks that the album shines everywhere.