All These Moments Lost in Time

In my lifetime, the music and fashion of the 1980s has undergone a near-total revaluation. Derided as deeply uncool and somehow fake and inauthentic for years, the distinctive style and in particular the sonic qualities of 1980s music gained new appreciation by revivalists, and have provided the basis for a surprising amount of contemporary pop production—TR-808s, spacey adult-contemporary studio sheen, gated reverb, you name it.