Tag Archives: synthpop

#PREMIERE / #SONGOFTHEDAY WITH INTERVIEW: MICHAEL RIDER’S “CAPITAL”

Posted Sep 27, 2019

review by Michael McCarthy Today I’m delighted to premiere Manhattan-based dream pop singer/songwriter Michael Rider’s new protest anthem, “Capital.” From its punchy main beat to its layers and layers of instrumentation and subtle vocal samples, which glide along under Rider’s lead vocals like a surfboard under his feet, its production is complex enough...

#albumoftheday = Ingrid Michaelson: Stranger Songs

Posted Jul 9, 2019

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Indie-pop, singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson has just released an exquisite new album called Stranger Songs on which every song is inspired by the Netflix series Stranger Things. The album came out just before the new season of Stranger Things started so a lot of the references were lost on me until I started watching...

#songoftheday = Mcbaise – “Paradis Du Cuir”

Posted Sep 20, 2017

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If you took Phoenix, Hot Chip and Passion Pit and chopped them up in a blender then made a gorgeous painting out of them and that painting could play music, Mcbaise is exactly what it would sound like. OK, so that's a bit of a stretch, but those are...

MYSTERY SKULLS: AN INTERVIEW WITH LUIS DUBUC

Posted Aug 3, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy Mystery Skulls, otherwise known as Luis Dubuc, was something of a mystery to me prior to reading the press release for his new album, One of Us. All I knew was that I loved the Mystery Skulls debut album, Forever. You see, I had no idea if Mystery Skulls...

#songoftheday = ALVVAYS: “IN UNDERTOW”

Posted Aug 1, 2017

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"No turning back..." Our latest song of the day is Alvvays' new tune, "In Undertow," a mix of synth pop, shoegaze and alternative rock that is ripe for rejoicing because, well, it's totally awesome! If you're in the middle of winter right now, listen to this and it'll...

#albumoftheday / REVIEW: CHVRCHES: EVERY OPEN EYE

Posted Sep 24, 2015

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I was born in ’70’s and grew up in the ’80’s with a fondness for synthy pop like the Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys and so many others. Practically every song on the radio relied heavily on sythesizers. It was wonderful. Even when my beloved heavy metal bands (now called hair metal)...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: CHUNGKING’S LEADING LADY, JESSIE BANKS

Posted Jun 11, 2015

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Recently I reviewed Chungking’s incredible new album, Defender. It was a rave review during which I gave the album very high praise, comparing it to some of the greats, like Goldfrapp and Ladytron. I highly recommend that you read the review before reading the following interview with Chungking’s charismatic lead vocalist, Jessie Banks! But,...

#albumoftheday / REVIEW: CHUNGKING: DEFENDER

Posted Jun 1, 2015

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Chungking released their much-praised debut album We Travel Fast way back in 2003. Their 2007 album Stay Up Forever is a veritable electronica-meets-trip-hop masterpiece. During more recent years the Brighton-based trio — Jessie Banks, Sean Hennessy and Ben Townsend — have worked with Richard X and WARP Records’ Jamie Lidell. Perhaps more impressive...

#albumoftheday / REVIEW: THE TING TINGS: SUPER CRITICAL

Posted Nov 14, 2014

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I’ve often felt sorry for The Ting Tings. Their debut album, We Started Nothing, was a big sensation. Magazines, blogs, late night TV shows — they were everywhere. Their music had a universal appeal; it was artistic enough to please indie pop fans yet immediately catchy enough to please the bubble gum pop...

#songoftheday / VIDEO: Little Dragon – “Underbart”

Posted Nov 6, 2014

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"Underbart" was already one of the most invigorating tracks on Little Dragon's Nabuma Rubberband, but this intense video gives it a sense of urgency, making the song stand out like a passionate battle cry, ready to conquer any and all contemporaries. And, with a little luck, it...

#songoftheday / VIDEO: Kiesza – “No Enemiesz”

Posted Oct 24, 2014

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"If we could all fall in love together, we'd have no enemies," sings rising pop sensation Kiesza. And she does have a good point. Better still, she has a lovely, throbbing, monstrous pop song that bangs its way into your head while causing you euphoria in...

#albumoftheday / REVIEW: STARS: NO ONE IS LOST

Posted Oct 23, 2014

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When Stars released Set Yourself on Fire ten years ago they were a rough around the edges indie rock band with flourishes of pop melodies thrown in for good measure. But ten years of making albums and growing up have changed them and transformed their sound in the process. Now they’re more of...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SALT ASHES = REMEMBER THAT NAME

Posted Sep 30, 2014

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I was recently introduced to the music of Veiga Sanchez, who goes by the name Salt Ashes, and after listening to just a couple of her songs I already fell head over heels in love with her sound. Like any artist, she has influences and those influences can be heard in her music. But, here’s...

#songoftheday / REVIEW: SINGTANK: “CAN YOU HEAR ME”

Posted Sep 26, 2014

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Singtank is a French duo who mostly sing in English, such as during the above song, "Can You Hear Me," which is a precious blend of synthpop, electropop, dance pop and... reggae! Chances are it's going to be the most original song you've heard, and will hear,...

#songoftheday / VIDEO: LIGHTS – “Up We Go” [Instrumental Time Lapse Video]

Posted Aug 6, 2014

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We've loved LIGHTS from day one, since we bought her first EP something like six years ago. There are few people on this planet who make electro-pop and synth pop as catchy as she does. ...

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