Mad at the World is one of those bands who should have made it big but never managed to totally break out. Because of this, you'd almost never expect them to release new material after 20 years of silence but they've done just that. Hope is an AWESOME return by the band and they are as good as if not better than ever. While the music of the earlier albums was brilliant, the production quality was lacking. With Hope, you get elements of their more synth pop/new wave/techno style at their best but with MUCH better production and sound quality. Anyone who liked Mad at the World in the past MUST buy this album as well as anyone who likes bands like Erasure, Information Society, Depeche Mode, etc. IMO, bands like this deserve to succeed! Here's hoping MATW puts out more new and fresh material soon!!!!!