Synth Pop
Live Review & Gallery: Soft Cell Make Long-Overdue Australian Debut in Sydney 13.04.2025
Synth-Pop Icons Soft Cell Play Sydney’s Enmore Theatre
Track: Black Moth Super Rainbow – Open the fucking fantasy; A woozy synth-pop dream
Black Moth Super Rainbow’s latest single, Open the Fucking Fantasy, is a mesmerizing mix of whispered synth pop and warped experimentalism, walking a fine line between the uncanny and the irresistibly melodic. The track’s layered synths buzz, soar, and weave their gluey way through the misty, vocoder-drenched vocals, sometimes taking the lead, sometimes lurking in …
Live Review & Gallery: Electricity in the Air – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Light Up Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 15.02.2025
McCluskey’s Moves, Humphreys’ Synths – OMD’s Enmore Show is a Retro-Futuristic Dream
Track: The Moonlandingz return after seven year hiatus with new single, The Sign of A Man
The Moonlandingz have triumphantly returned after a seven-year hiatus with their latest single, The Sign of a Man.This slightly left-field synth-pop anthem features breathy spoken vocals from frontman Johnny Rocket (Lias Saoudi) and gospel-like backing harmonies, creating a unique and captivating sound. The song juxtaposes pop elements with punk sensibilities, offering singalong choruses amid the …
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 …