Synth-Pop
Live Review: Be Charlotte – Attic at The Garage Glasgow 17.2.2017 Plus Gallery
Half way through their short tour of Scotland, Be Charlotte enthral a packed Attic with a set of stunningly artistic and irresistibly catchy anthems. As we’re waiting for Be Charlotte to take to the stage, I’m told by a fellow photographer that I should prepare myself for something special and when the band – made …
Album Review: Holy Holy – Paint
Holy Holy, a duo hailing from Melbourne, Australia are about to release their sophomore album, “Paint” through Sony Records on 24 February 2017. This is a delightful pop album which seems to collide seventies harmony-laden vocals with an eighties synth pop mentality to create a very modern soundscape. Holy Holy are without doubt one of …
See: Misty Coast reveal new video for Heavy Head on a Body
Misty Coast are Linn Frøkedal & Richard Myklebust and Hail from the foggy Southwestern city of Bergen, Norway. ‘Heavy Head On A Body’ is Lifted from their debut album set for release in September ‘17. ‘Heavy Head On A Body’ soundtracks the mind’s journey from consciousness into sleep, drenching the senses in a lush, hazy cloak …
Track: Pale Honey – Why Do I Always Feel This Way?
Pale Honey release new single ‘Why Do I Always Feel This Way?’ out now on Bolero Recordings. Recorded with producer Anders Lagerfors at Nacksving Studios in their hometown of Gothenburg. The band have retained fevered guitar and drum sound, now adding synthesizers and vocals bursting with yearning, love, jealousy and denial. All elegantly driven by …
See: Prides reveal video for Away With The Night, plus UK tour dates
Synth-pop duo Prides have returned with a new single, ‘Away With The Night’, released on 10th February 2017. The track follows hit singles ‘Are You Ready?’ and ‘Rome’, which sets the tone for the band’s highly anticipated sophomore album (due to appear later this year). ‘Away With The Night’ might tell tales of lust and …
Track: Marnie – Alphabet Block
Marnie previews the pop perfection of her forthcoming album with new single ‘Alphabet Block’. As the lead vocalist, keyboard player and songwriter in Ladytron, Helen Marnie is known for being an integral part of one of electro-pop’s pioneering bands. After years of being based in London, she moved back to Glasgow in 2012 and worked …
See: White Lies release video for Don’t Want To Feel It All, ahead of UK tour
White Lies whet the appetite of fans hungry for their tour with the video for ‘Don’t Want To Feel It All’. Taken from their current album ‘Friends’, released late 2016, ‘Don’t Want To Feel It All’ is a dream for all fans of the 80s new romantic bands. The track has a minimal but catchy …
Track: Half Waif – Severed Logic
Half Waif’s exploration of home inspires wandering soundscapes and restless lyrics on new single ‘Severed Logic’. Brooklyn-based Nandi Rose Plunkett – joined by Zack Levine and Adan Carlo as Half Waif – is continually seeking a sense of place and it is this ongoing search that runs through her forthcoming EP, ‘form/a’ (due for release …
News: Bronski Beat’s Larry Steinbachek dies at 56
Keyboard player Larry Steinbachek, a founder member of Synth-pop trio Bronksi Beat along with Steve Bronski and Jimmy Somerville, has died at 56 following a short battle with cancer, his sister has revealed to the BBC. Tributes were paid from Somerville, who posted a link to a demo version of Screaming on his facebook page …
Track: Be Charlotte – One Drop
With ‘One Drop’ Be Charlotte demonstrate, in one exhilarating track, why they’re on every sane person’s ones to watch list for 2017. The Scottish three-piece comprised of the captivating Charlotte Brimner (programming, guitar, keys, vocals), James Smith (keyboard, bass) and David Calder (drums) ended 2016 on a high performing at the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh …