The Modern are an electropop outfit from London, UK, most famous for Jane Falls Down. Chi Tudor-Hart and Nathan Cooper were all in Dirty Blonde beforehand. Emma Cooke, Robert James, and Bob Malkowski were also members of The Modern. Chi Tudor-Hart, Nathan Cooper, and Emma Cooke later formed Matinée Club. Bob Malkowski joined Inertia, Circus of Horrors and Mayhem Deranged. As of November 2008, the members of Matinee Club decided to reform the Modern with the inclusion of Rees Bridges on drums.