The Alarm w/Band/Aged

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Like some of the most memorable bands of the ’80s, The Alarm didn’t just make music: They made impassioned pleas for humanity and a better world. That approach earned the Welsh rock band plenty of comparisons to U2, whom they toured with in 1983, and they found some success modeling their music after U2’s combination of earnest songs and big, ambitious production. The band’s lineup has changed considerably since they hit their American commercial peak with their Tony Visconti-produced 1989 album Change, which featured their lone modern rock hit “Sold Me Down the River,” but frontman Mike Peters has continued to record new albums under the band name, including a new effort released this year titled Equals.