Synth Pop
Album Review: Citron Citron – ‘Maréeternelle’ : more distinct and deceptive electronic pop from the Genevan duo.
What flavour of pop are Genevan duo Citron Citron, avant- arty- absurdist- alt, lo fi -leftfield- chamber- surreal, synth – electro – experimental – no-wave or bits of all these thrown in at random and rising to the top at different times? No matter, more important things about Citron Citron can be said: the musical …
Live Gallery: Fever All Through the Night – Fever Ray Heats Up Sydney Opera House 05.06.2024
Everybody’s Got the Fever: Fever Ray sizzles at the Sydney Opera House.
Album Review; Porij release a statement album of smart and ambitious (synth) pop music with debut Teething
Porij’s eagerly awaited debut album is a sonic journey that defies expectations and embraces the chaotic energy of their creative process. Hailing from Manchester, the band’s eclectic mix of club tropes and indie pop elements creates a musical landscape that feels both familiar and refreshingly unique. With nods to their influences ranging from Disclosure to …
Track/ Video: Long time friends Submyth & Frankie Knight weave dream pop and down-tempo on the luscious ‘How Do You Feel ?’
Gliding in on a gentle breeze of nu-soul positivity and glistening down-tempo, ‘How Do You Feel ?’, the new single from DJ/producer Submyth and synth-pop songster Frankie Knight, answers that question itself. Here is music that’s looking to calm but also to question. A fine blend then, which balances the lush and loose in a …
Gallery and set-list: Wider Than Pictures series featuring Future Islands / Just Mustard / Sprints -Collins Barrack Dublin 24.08.2023
American synth-pop act Future Islands graced the stage of the third night of the Wider Than Pictures series at National Museum of Ireland -Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Dublin and opening the night were first on stage garage punk act from Dublin Sprints and shortly following them were Dundalk experimental rock outfit Just Mustard. Sprints …
See: OMD reveal visuals for new single Bauhaus Staircase
Synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) are back, six years after their last critically acclaimed album The Punishment of Luxury, with a new album Bauhaus Staircase – out on October 27th. From it, the band have released their homage to both the Bauhaus era and protest art in general in the albums title …
Gallery and set-list: Bell X1 – Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 21.07.2023
Second to last instalment from Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens series of shows and this time it was the turn of Paul Noonan and the boys from Irish band Bell X1 that took to the stage. Photos David McEneaney: Set-list: Haint BlueStill SingingSnakes And SnakesVelcroBad Skin DayNext to YouSomething Electric (Snippet of Bagatelle’s Summer in Dublin)Space WalkAlphabet …
Premiere: Homeschool trails new EP with self-acceptance banger ‘My Only Enemy’
You may remember back in February when we premiered New Yorker Tom D’Agustino’s most recent single as Homeschool, ‘Bound to Be’. At the time, all we could say was there was more to come from them this year, with no indication of what form that might take. Well, it turns out there’s a new EP …
Track: Cub Sport Announce New Album & Release Single ‘Keep Me Safe’
News: Cub Sport announce upcoming album and drop new track.
Gallery: Yeule – The Academy Greenroom, Dublin 11,11,2022
Singaporean songwriter and producer Nat Ćmiel musical project Yeule playing Dublin’s The Academy Greenroom. They take the name Yeule from a character in the game Final Fantasy only spelling it differently by also using their own middle name incorporated into it and their sound is a mix of Asian Post-pop / Ambient / Synth Pop / Glitch …