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Tag: SYNTH POP

  • Heron – Paradigm

    Heron – Paradigm

    It has been a while since we had a chance to write about such an outstanding piece of sonic artistry. As many of you already know, synth music has been thriving in the last couple of years, but only a few artists and bands manage to maintain a unique, fresh, innovative sound. Luckily for all…

  • [di: unru:] – Misophonia LP

    [di: unru:] – Misophonia LP

    Misophonia, the 2019 offering from [di: unru:], the German-Finnish trio reshapes the outer edges of post-punk from their Helsinki hideout. It’s an extraction of everything that made the early-to-mid eighties post-punk underground so essential, rewired through the synthwave circuitry, and conducted into a comprehensive collection of songs that pays homage to these longevious styles with…

  • Darkwave Visionary Mari Kattman Unveils “Typical Girl” Video

    Darkwave Visionary Mari Kattman Unveils “Typical Girl” Video

    US electronic musician and vocalist Mari Kattman has today (24th July) issued a video for ‘Typical Girl’, the opening song on her new album ‘Year Of The Katt’, released in late June by Metropolis Records. The clip was shot in downtown Providence (Rhode Island) by Mark Allison of @401FilmsPVD.  “Typical girl. People say it constantly, so much…

  • Bloomfield Machine – Copium

    Bloomfield Machine – Copium

    “Copium” is the latest release by Bloomfield Machine, a music outlet of American multi-instrumentalist Brian Kassan, based in Huntington Beach, California. Arriving after “Left To Our Own Devices,” a critically acclaimed full-length album released in 2023, it’s a brand-new offering that will immediately appeal to anyone who appreciates marvelously assembled and flawlessly performed music. Consisting…

  • Marzella Return With “Bitter Beautiful”

    Marzella Return With “Bitter Beautiful”

    Swiss-Italian duo Marzella unveil their highly anticipated single “Bitter Beautiful,” a pop-folk meditation that took root in 2021 and evolved slowly, patiently, revised countless times before being reimagined entirely just one week before its final mix. Out now, the song captures the poignant beauty of imperfection and the gentle melancholy of letting go. Built around…

  • Ruby – Ruby EP

    Ruby – Ruby EP

    In the modern music landscape, where the majority of artists and bands deliver the same old, bland, and boring music tirelessly explored by the greats, some acts are breaking all the rules and shapeshifting the boundaries of several music genres to showcase that rock music still has so much to offer to the audience. Ruby…

  • Arcadea: New Band Featuring Mastodon’s Brann Dailor, Core Atoms And João Nogueira Released New Track “Fuzzy Planet”

    Arcadea: New Band Featuring Mastodon’s Brann Dailor, Core Atoms And João Nogueira Released New Track “Fuzzy Planet”

    Arcadea returns with The Exodus of Gravity (Aug. 22, Relapse Records), a futuristic synth-rock odyssey unfolds in a world where gravity no longer holds us down and emotion rises in its place. With Brann Dailor (Mastodon) stepping into the lead vocalist role and João Nogueira joining Core Atoms on synths, the newly revamped trio dives headfirst into…

  • Paperwhite Reveal Long-Awaited EP ‘Reach’

    Paperwhite Reveal Long-Awaited EP ‘Reach’

    Synth-pop duo Paperwhite—the project of siblings Katie (singer/songwriter) and Ben Marshall (producer/songwriter)—make a triumphant return with their new five-track EP, Reach, out on all streaming platforms today. The project features their poignant and cinematic new single “Looking Back,” a track that first began taking shape during the pandemic. Nearly five years later, the duo returned to it with fresh…

  • Gelli Haha Released Video For New Track “Spit”

    Gelli Haha Released Video For New Track “Spit”

    Gelli Haha’s stellar debut album Switcheroo is here today via Innovative Leisure. A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one foot in the cosmos and the other in arthouse theatrics, Gelli Haha (pronounced Jelly-Haha) is a space for pure creative chaos that exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51. Gelli’s music thrives on duality: playful but profound, tongue-in-cheek…

  • Paulo And The Problems – Lotus Blanc (feat. Dude Low)

    Paulo And The Problems – Lotus Blanc (feat. Dude Low)

    Some artists rely upon an already proven formula, repeated by renowned acts over the years. Others tend to break the rules and shapeshift the boundaries of their music, delivering fine pieces of artistry that will immediately resonate with the broader auditorium. Paulo And The Problems, a US artist based in Raleigh, continuously expands his sonic…

  • Minoh – Where It Bleeds CD

    Minoh – Where It Bleeds CD

    We are living in times when musical genres feel increasingly rigid or diluted, but Minoh emerges as a band unafraid to bleed into all directions. Their debut CD, Where It Bleeds, spills sound across the floor like broken glass and velvet, and somehow, it invites you to dance through it. The Aachen-based duo crafts vivid,…

  • The Domi – Shining Far Away

    The Domi – Shining Far Away

    After “Above The Noise,” an exceptional standalone single released on all streaming platforms earlier this year, an outstanding French artist The Domi returns with another fine piece of sonic artistry that will immediately appeal to anyone looking for tastefully assembled and flawlessly performed music. His musical direction is characterized by stacking some of the finest…