On this day October 19 1981, INXS released their second studio album Underneath the Colours, marking a major step forward in their sound and songwriting. The album blended new wave and rock influences with a more polished production, setting the stage for the band’s global success later in the decade.
Featuring songs like Stay Young, Night of Rebellion, and the title track Underneath the Colours, the record revealed a growing maturity and depth in INXS’s music. It showed their ability to mix rhythmic drive with emotional lyrics, a style that would soon define their identity.
80s insight: Underneath the Colours captured INXS right before their international breakthrough, offering a glimpse of the ambition and energy that would make them one of the defining bands of the 1980s.
Featuring songs like Stay Young, Night of Rebellion, and the title track Underneath the Colours, the record revealed a growing maturity and depth in INXS’s music. It showed their ability to mix rhythmic drive with emotional lyrics, a style that would soon define their identity.
80s insight: Underneath the Colours captured INXS right before their international breakthrough, offering a glimpse of the ambition and energy that would make them one of the defining bands of the 1980s.
