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Track By Track: Stats - 'Other People's Lives'

London's Stats are a new dance pop band with a funky brand of electropop that has roots in glorious technicolor '80s synthpop, '70s art rock/Krautrock, and a bit of light disco froth on top.

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Perfect Son Blows Warmly Reflective Electronic Breezes on Debut LP 'Cast'

Cast is a deeply moving and harmonious introduction to electropop mastermind Tobiasz Biliński's latest persona, Perfect Son.

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RY X Returns With Stunning Sophomore Set 'Unfurl'

RY X's Unfurl is a hypnotic collection of quiet, indigo-hued tracks, perfectly suited for cold, wintry nights teetering on the cusp of spring.

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Brits in Hot Weather #11: Brand New Friend, Leisure Society, Guest Singer, Dancing on Tables, FEET

This week we have fizzing, pop-punk from Brand New Friend, candid indie from Leisure Society, '80s new wave-influenced Guest Singer, affecting indie pop from Dancing on Tables, and spiky indie from FEET.

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Brooklyn Electropop Duo CLAVVS Announce EP 'No Saviors' + Share Stunning Title Track (premiere)

CLAVVS mix killer pop hooks with dance/hip-hop rhythms, Amber Renee's sublime vocals, and subtle electronics on their catchy new single "No Saviors".

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British Electronic Artist Sasha Goes "Ouch!" on Her Latest Video (premiere)

London-based electronic artist Sasha releases the wonderfully quirky video for her recent single "Ouch!"

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TENDER Explores Anxieties and the 'Fear of Falling Asleep'

TENDER create a rudderless sense of melancholy married to truly memorable, hook-filled songs that leave lasting impressions even as the consciousness is enveloped by sleep.

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Toro y Moi Contemplates Late Capitalism on 'Outer Peace'

Esteemed producer Toro y Moi takes on new, funkier sounds with Outer Peace, but none of them quite transcend the overblown promise of his early chillwave fame.

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The 1975 Try Everything on 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships ends up being a middling mess of genre-hopping. The 1975 decided to try a bit of everything and the results are just completely scattershot songs.

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Brits in Hot Weather #10: Swindle, Team Picture, Sasha, I Cried Wolf + Dirty Nice

In this edition, we have the talents of London-based producer Swindle, the slow-burning new song from Team Picture, minimalist electropop from Sasha, bruising post-hardcore from I Cried Wolf, and a little Christmas ditty from Dirty Nice.

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audiobooks Could Use Some Editing on Their Latest Synthpop Album

audiobooks is a London-based duo with a unique sound that ranges from catchy pop to minimalist accompaniment to oppressive layers of sound.

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Swedish Duo 1921 Craft Experimental Pop Beauty 'In My Veins'

David Åhlén and Andreas Eklöf as 1921 collaborate with dynamic vocals and instrumentation to craft an experimental and sentimental reflection of relaxing pop musicality on In My Veins.

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Brits in Hot Weather #8: Amethysts, Peakes, Farai, Bessie Turner, and Pizzagirl

Featuring the atmospheric, dark pop of Amethysts, the spacious electropop of Peakes, the caustic grime meets post-punk of Farai, the sparkling garage-rock of Bessie Turner and the '80s synthpop influenced Pizzagirl.

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Robyn's 'Honey' Is a Lead Contender for Best Pop Album of 2018

Honey is primed in its fearlessness and repositions Robyn to reclaim her pop empire.

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Leverage Models Create a Dense, Brand of Postmodern Thinking-Persons' Synthpop with 'Whites'

With mastermind Shannon Fields in the driver's seat, the second full-length album by the utterly unclassifiable Leverage Models is overflowing with sonic delights and lyric density.

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Geotic Is Inspired by the Transportive Power of Music on 'Traversa'

Geotic's Traversa is a vividly inventive album with bold use of sonic textures and full of gleaming hooks. Traversa is certainly a journey worth taking.

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