Synth-Pop
Track: Wildhart – Fantasy
It’s been a bit of a wait for those people who loved Gothenburg trio Wildhart’s debut single ‘Stuck in a Second’, release petty much exactly a year ago. But now their back with a refined sound (one that’s been soaked in fellow countrymen Niki & the Dove and Little Dragon and a new single Fantasy, …
Track: Greg Hvnsen – What would you have me do
West Palm Beach’s Greg Hvnsen shares some of the undoubted sun with, well, just about everybody with his new track ‘What would you have me do’. Despite his slightly melancholic vocal, it trips along, sweetened by some rather lovely vocal harmonies as he asks What would you have me do?/Where would you have me go? …
Track: Emmy The Great – Dance w Me
Ahead of Second Love, the new album from Emmy the Great (aka Emma-Lee Moss) is a preview track Dance w Me. Following on from this year’s S EP with more warm Synths and soft vocals, this track feels like a particularly intense conversation. Chatter drifts over the verses, while Emmy challenges you to pay attention …
See: FEMME release new video for ‘Gold’
London alt-pop darling FEMME has released a new slice of glittering pop with her new single ‘Gold’. It’s already been receiving love from the likes of Lauren Laverne, Stella McCartney and Annie Mac, and was written after supposedly spending many days watching ABBA videos and late nights dreaming of Shirley Bassey, according to FEMME. The …
Track: NZCA Lines – Two Hearts
NZCA Lines have released another track “Two Hearts” from their forthcoming Infinte Summer album. While the previous track Persephone’s Dream was an unsettling seven minute slow-burn (until the marimba kicked in anyway), Two Hearts thumps in on a solid bass beat before rising towards an euphoric crescendo, all in three minutes. According to the band’s Michael …
Track: Vimes – Mind
Cologne based duo Azhar Syed and Julien Stetter have already toured with the likes of Hot Chip and Crystal Castles and released well received tracks such as Upstairs, Celestial and Entail since meeting back in 2012. Out on 22nd January 2015 is their new single Mind, taken from their debut album ‘Nights In Limbo’ being …
Track: Lucaléy – Dance to the Drum of Our Hearts
Copenhagen based duo Lucaléy, aka Bo Karlsson and Ea Philippa Tange describe their new track, Dance to the Drum of our Hearts as being about “Daring to be who you really are and follow your deepest longing no matter what the outside world may think of it. Follow your own path in life even though …
See: Night Games release Video for “Signals”
Night Games is London electro duo Constance and Paul. They’ve been honing their craft behind closed doors for a while, until breaking out with their track ‘Nine Days’. Following on from that they’ve appeared live at London’s Lexington and today they release their new single, Signals. Slow burning and delicate, Signals shuffles along at the …
See: NZCA Lines reveal new video for Persephone Dreams
Pulling in bars has many potential pitfalls, but finding your paramour is secretly a black hole intent on swallowing you whole has never been one of them, until now… The new track from NZCA Lines is accompanied by an outer space meets low down dive bar video to warn us of this risk. The track itself …
Premiere: TAXES – Lost at Sea / Your Other Left (remixes)
San Franciscan six piece TAXES release their new single, Lost at Sea, backed by Your Other Left his coming Friday (November 20th) and we’re delighted to premiere remixes of both tracks by Chris Crawford from clintongore. Lost at Sea retains its form as rather a lovely little pop song that makes your heart ache a …