"Alien Shores" went quintuple platinum, the group's high-water mark of success. In 1985, the band released a second album called Alien Shores, featuring the addition of a fourth member, Kenny MacLean. The Standing in the Dark video was more overt in its political overtones, with the central setting being a war situation room, presumably on the verge of a nuclear war, that is eventually stormed by a group of civilians. Lyrics in their early hits dealt with political themes, such as police state repression (It Doesn't Really Matter) and nuclear war (Standing in the Dark). Within months some were calling Platinum Blonde "Canada's Duran Duran" because of their similar glamorous image and cutting-edge, futuristic New Wave videos. Their music videos were placed into high rotation on the newly created Much Music, Canada's national music video network. In 1983, with the release of the album Standing in the Dark, the band invaded the airwaves in Canada with four hit singles, a double platinum album, and two Juno (Canada's national music awards) nominated songs: "Standing in the Dark" and "It Doesn't Really Matter".
They were known also for their stylish glam rock-like appearance dressing in pastel colour outfits and their music videos.
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The name of the band was inspired by the 1931 Jean Harlow movie Platinum Blonde. Scottish musician Kenny MacLean later joined the group. The band originally consisted of Manchester-born ex-pat Mark Holmes (vocals, bass), Sergio Galli (guitar) and Chris Steffler (drums). Platinum Blonde was a Canadian New Wave group in the 1980s.
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