Synth Pop

Lila Drew drops 'The Last Summer' soundtrack banger "numb"

Lila Drew crashed into my inbox with her sparkling voice a few months ago, with her first single "faded/2am." A collaboration with American rapper Goldlink, it was an extremely promising debut…

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Eli Raybon invites us to funky "Saturday Nights In Space"

Producer Eli Raybon has created his own planet of energetic sci-fi dance tracks. After developing a fascination with electronics and synthesizers, Raybon sought to create the avant-garde synth-pop album he’d…

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VICTORS reflect on love in the "Big City"

"Bright lights, big city" has come to signify the inimitable energy and electrifying consciousness running through hustling metropolises the likes of New York and London. In the Leeds-based dream-pop band…

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Le Boom team up with Æ MAK to spread their "Dancing Bug" [Video]

Music has long been attested as a coping mechanism for all strains of anxiety, healing the wounded and the scarred. Irish duo Le Boom know this better than most. Teaming…

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Von continues to dominate all on her own with latest single "Voulin Rouge" [Interview]

Female artists are often prompted with questions about what it's like to be a woman in music, as if they're a scarce commodity. They're more likely to be prodded about…

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PLGRMS shed some "Daylight" into the darkness

Songwriting is often overlooked and forgotten in the modern realm of repetitive verses and one-liner hooks. But Australian duo PLGRMS has been steadily gaining the attention of tastemakers and fans alike…

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Fly By Midnight show off the everyday hustle in playful visuals for "Waiting Tables"[Video]

The insatiable retro pop duo Fly By Midnight has long been gracing us with lusciously infectious pop numbers, invoking feelings of summer and nostalgia all at once. But their talent doesn't…

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Misty Mtn seduce us into spiritual bliss in latest single "Silver"

Mercury is in retrograde, but it has never sounded so good. Inspired by the idea of astrologically affected behaviour, dark pop duo Misty Mtn caress us in lusciously evocative sounds in…

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Sour produce pop excellence on "Separate Ways"

Essex-based trio Connar Ridd, John Downham and Sam Mumford aka Sour share their latest musical endeavour in the form of the transfixing "Separate Ways". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELydjY6rLWc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3tM1FZpQOfqsvOjFTG1omSQPRMNiqwbvEbwKsi31L3ZEN4RMTFyhog-y4 The band's distinctive pop sound finds…