Synth-Pop
Track: The Glass Children – Capture
I’ve a terrible memory. Or at least – I did last week. You see, a couple of things happened on April 11th and I happened to miss them both. The first was that London electro duo The Glass Children, aka David Fairweather and Daniella Kleovoulou released a single, Capture. I’d seen as much on social …
Track: Weeknight – California
Its been a while since we got to write about the dark synth-pop of Brooklyn duo Weeknight, aka Andy Simmons and Holly MacGibbon. Following on from last years debut LP Post-Everything, the two are streaming a new track, Califorinia. Its taken from a new cassette single In the Dust, that drops on April 21st via …
See: Young Karin release video for ‘Sirens’
One of the debut EP’s of the year last year came from Icelandic duo Logi Pedro Stefansson and Karin Sveinsdottir, aka Young Karin. After meeting at a song contest, the pair locked themselves away in a Reykjavík studio, reappearing with the n1 EP, and (more recently) winning awards at the Icelandic Music Awards. It starts …
Track: Prides release the empowering synth-pop of Higher Love
Pinned as one of 2015’s hottest new bands, Prides are doing everything in their power to live up to the hype and give us music that’s worth talking about. This synth-pop trio are no stranger to hard work, releasing a handful of perfect pop anthems and performing their own headline tour at the end of last year. ‘Higher …
Premiere: Death Rattle – ‘Shell’ + Interview
The first time I heard Death Rattle was just over 3 years ago in rural France when Chris (one half of the duo) played me and my band “something new me and Helen have been working on…” ‘The Dig’ turned out to be Death Rattle’s first single and a portent of things to come, a …
Live Review: Prides at Brudenell Social Club, 20th October 2014
“LEEDS! How are we doing?!” The crowd roars in response as lead singer Stewart Brock addresses his fans. I quickly shouted “How are you?” and that caught him off guard. That’s the thing about bands; every night they greet a city like old friends but the crowd rarely get to ask the questions. Try it yourself …
New Music: Cultfever return with new track, Gloria
It’s been a while but Brooklyn duo Cultfever are back with a new track, Gloria. The pair, Jafar and Durniak, met in 2010 and quickly formed the band, going on to release a self-titled album in 2011, and an EP, Animals, a couple of years later. The band have released Gloria as they put the …
New Music: RÖYKSOPP – Skulls
It coming to the end of an era, for Norwegian duo Röyksopp, aka Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge.Their forthcoming fifth album, the appropriately titled The Inevitable End drops on November 10th via Dog Triumph, and the band state it will be the last, although not the end of the pair musically speaking. “We feel like …
Track: Eternal Death – Fade
First emerging with a video that consisted of four minutes of complete silence and total darkness and named after them, Swedish duo Eternal Death have alway had the ability to cause fascination and bewilderment wherever they go. Out tomorrow is a new single, and the follow up to previous single Bullet, which showcased their considerable …
See: Prides reveal new video for Out Of The Blue (plus tour dates)
You saw them perform at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony but Glasgow-based Prides have only just begun their journey. The talented trio specialise in synth-pop that’ll makes dancers out of all of us – I challenge you to sit still when hearing one of their tracks. It’s impossible. ‘Out Of The Blue’ is the latest …