Peter Byrne, who sang the 1980s hits Always Something There to Remind Me and Promises, Promises with the New Wave band Naked Eyes, has died at 74.The band’s website announced that Byrne had died peacefully on September 14 after a ‘brief illness.’Byrne’s time in the spotlight with Naked Eyes was brief, as the British New Wave band was formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1984 after releasing two albums.But in the short period, the group scored a top-10 hit with a cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s (There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me that they translated through their synth-pop sensibility.Naked Eyes went on to record three more top 40 hits: Promises, Promises; When the Lights Go Out and (What) In the Name of Love.Although Byrne was the most visible member of Naked Eyes, he shared the spotlight with his co-founder and keyboardist Rob Fisher. Peter Byrne, who sang the 1980s hits Always Something There to Remind Me and Promises, Promises with the New Wave band Naked Eyes, has died at 74. The band’s website announced that he died on September 14 after a ‘brief illness’; Above, in 2021 in Rocklin, California Byrne’s time in the spotlight with Naked Eyes was brief, as the British New Wave band was active from 1982–’84. In the short period, they scored a top-10 hit with a synth pop cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s (There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me; Above, with keyboardist Rob Fisher (R)Byrne and Fisher, who died in 1999 in the wake of cancer surgery, were tangentially connected to another titan of ’80s New Wave, the hitmakers Tears for Fears and the band’s creative team of Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal.Prior to starting Naked Eyes, Byrne and Fisher had been part of an earlier band, Neon, which they played in with Smith and Orzabal from 1979 to 1982.The future Naked Eyes colleagues both hailed from Bath, England, and were friends at university before they began performing together. After forming Naked Eyes, Byrne and Fisher’s hit cover of Always Something There to Remind Me was released in January 1983, and their debut album, Burning Bridges, followed in March of that year. Naked Eyes released its sophomore LP, Fuel for the Fire, in September 1984, but the album failed to live up to the success of its predecessor. Byrne and Fisher scored another hit in the US with (What) In the Name of Love, which just barely made the Top 40 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100, as it peaked at number 39.The LP couldn’t match that modest success, and Fuel for the Fire failed to chart in the UK. Shortly after its disappointing release, Byrne and Fisher disbanded Naked Eyes and went their separate ways. Byrne and Fisher, who died in 1999, were tangentially connected to another titan of ’80s New Wave, the hitmakers Tears for Fears, as they played in the band Neon with Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal from 1979 to 1982; Above, Byrne is seen in 2007 in NYC Despite early hits, Byrne (above, in 2019 in LA) and Fisher disbanded Naked Eyes in late 1984 after their second album underperformed. Ironically, they never toured furing the band’s initial run, as they were unable to translate its nuanced in-studio style with a road band Byrne revived the Naked Eyes name as a solo act in 2006. He released the band’s third LP, a collection of covers titled Fumbling with the Covers, in 2007, and in 2021 he released an album of original material, Disgue the Limit; Above, in 2018 in Cedar Park, TexasIronically, despite having several radio hits, fans never got a chance to hear the band on tour, as Byrne and Fisher never managed to translate the band’s nuanced in-studio style with a road band before breaking up. After years away from the spotlight, Byrne returned with a solo album, The Real Illusion, in 2001.He went on to revive the Naked Eyes name as a solo project in 2006, and the following year the reconstituted group released its third album, Fumbling with the Covers.The release featured Byrne performing a mix of covers, as well as earlier Naked Eyes hits. Then, in 2021, he returned with Naked Eyes’ first album of completely new material in 37 years, Disguise the Limit. Outside of his solo work, Byrne collaborated with Stevie Wonder to sing backing vocals on the hit 1985 single Part-Time Lover.He also has the distinction of having written a song for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 1993’s I Am the Cute One.Byrne is survived by his siblings, Eileen, Sandy, Carol and Steve, as well as his children, Merlin, Dylan and Chloe; and his ex-wife, Elena. According to the band’s announcement of his death, a private memorial service is planned for his family.