Electric Light Orchestra - Here Is the News

What this video is

Released in January 1982 as a double A-side with 'Ticket to the Moon,' 'Here Is the News' was drawn from ELO's ninth studio album Time (July 1981), a science-fiction concept album set in the year 2095. The album marked a decisive shift away from ELO's orchestral rock identity toward synth-pop, reflecting the broader cultural absorption of synthesizer technology sweeping British pop. The music video's newsroom…

Why it matters

Represents ELO's full embrace of synth-pop aesthetics during the peak of British new wave, with the Time album described as reflecting Lynne's absorption in the UK synth-pop sound popularized by Gary Numan, OMD, and the Human League. The video's theatrical, concept-driven format exemplifies the…