Tuesday, April 9 2013
OMD: English Electric
The veteran English synth-pop group take a mulligan on their comeback.
Monday, March 25 2013
CHVRCHES: Recover EP
The Knife's peculiar brand of steely synthpop finds a new champion in Glasgow's CHVRCHES.
Monday, November 7 2011
Ladytron: Gravity The Seducer
Ten years into their synth-poppy career, Ladytron's music is still frigid and shows no signs of thawing.
Thursday, October 13 2011
Erasure: Tomorrow’s World
Club-thumping forefathers continue to sound pretty good, talk a bunch of nonsense.
Tuesday, September 6 2011
Stepdad: Ordinaire EP
Stepdad is a fresh breeze blowing through the self-important indie scene, clearing away the thick irony and Parliament Light smoke for something a little more enticing... fun.
Thursday, August 4 2011
Xylos: Xylos
Xylos may be an unassuming synth-pop album, but it's also full of surprises.
Wednesday, June 8 2011
I Blame Coco: The Constant
By turns aggressive and vulnerable, sophisticated and childlike, punk and pop, The Constant is the product of a young, but talented, multi-faceted artist.
Tuesday, November 30 2010
Pet Shop Boys: Ultimate Pet Shop Boys
Che Guevara and Debussy would both have major problems with this compilation -- and not just because they already shelled out for Pop Art back in 2006.
Thursday, November 18 2010
The Pipettes: Earth Vs. the Pipettes
Having shed Spectorian pop nostalgia for an altogether more '80s synth-pop approach, the Pipettes struggle to find a unique voice without any of their original female members remaining.
Thursday, November 11 2010
We Love: We Love
In their push for a minimalist sound, We Love never allows their songs to take off.
