Shura's ‘forevher' Is an Earnest Depiction of Nascent Love
Expanding her electropop sound with soulful grooves, Shura finds inspiration in personal experience on forevher.
21 Aug 2019
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Anything But Easy: An Interview with Tycho
Scott Hansen's Grammy-nominated instrumental outfit has thrived in the streaming era, soundtracking lives with quiet anthems while selling out arenas. With Tycho's new album, he does the unthinkable and adds vocals to the mix.
21 Aug 2019
Friendly Fires Bring Some Necessary Euphoria to Summer with 'Inflorescent'
Friendly Fires' first album in eight years, Inflorescent, brings the band's poppy, vibrant sensibilities to their full blast, a euphoria people definitely need in 2019.
19 Aug 2019
Electric Youth Leave Their Cinematic Roots Behind on the Synthpop Laden 'Memory Edition'
While Electric Youth's Memory Edition is undoubtedly an enjoyable album that successfully captures the glossy aesthetic of synthpop, it is let down by uninspired songwriting.
13 Aug 2019
De La Noche's Troubled "Dreams" (premiere)
Members of the Rosebuds form De La Noche and their new single "Dreams" explores a long, dark night of the soul with a superb electropop musical counterpoint.
Jedd Beaudoin
Music
02 Aug 2019
Finally Unchained: the bird and the bee Tackle Van Halen's Legacy
In 2010, the quirky electropop outfit the bird and the bee scored a hit with an album of Hall & Oates covers. Now, almost a decade later, the duo reinvent the hair metal machismo of Van Halen into one of the most joyous albums you'll hear all year.
01 Aug 2019
Electropop's Ruby the Rabbitfoot Serves Up a "Raw Plate of Expectations" (premiere)
Electropop's Ruby the Rabbitfoot delves even deeper into R&B on her latest tune "Raw Plate of Expectations", creating an infectious bit of electrosoul.
25 Jul 2019
Tycho Incorporates a Vocalist Into His Electronic Dream Pop on 'Weather'
On Weather, chillwave's Tycho proves he can incorporate all of his signature elements into a traditional pop song structure without having to compromise the core.
22 Jul 2019
Fujiya & Miyagi Debut Stunning Vince Clarke remix of "Fear of Missing Out"(premiere)
Erasure's Vince Clarke amplifies the groove of Fujiya & Miyagi's "Fear of Missing Out" and steers it to the heart of the dancefloor.
16 Jul 2019
Electro-Worldbeat's Azam Ali Shares Mesmering Video for "Phantoms" Ahead of New LP (premiere)
Electro/worldbeat singer, songwriter, producer Azam Ali steps out of Niyaz for a solo turn to pay tribute to '80s synthpop heroes on "Phantoms".
12 Jul 2019
Brooklyn's Vandana Shares Her Take on the Bollywood Song "Ahsa (Raat Baaki)" (premiere)
An electronic take on vintage Bollywood takes Vandana through supernatural scenery and behind-the-scenes chaos in her new video for "Ahsa".
11 Jul 2019
Hot Chip's 'A Bathfull of Ecstasy' Is Music for All Five Senses
Electropop's Hot Chip prove once again with A Bathfull of Ecstasy that they one of the most consistently excellent working bands.
20 Jun 2019
'Doom Days' Indeed for Bastille
On their third studio record, Doom Days, Bastille continue their slide into mainstream blandness.
14 Jun 2019
Welcome Center Create Stirring Electropop with "Is This All There Is?" (premiere)
Welcome Center's music is a bright form of electropop/synthpop that sports hooks galore. Hear their new single "Is This All There Is?".
12 Jun 2019
Fujiya & Miyagi's 'Flashback' Takes a Compelling Look at Our Present Moment
Fujiya & Miyagi's eighth album, Flashback, packages a certain critique of nostalgia in the band's trademark motorik sound.
10 Jun 2019
Silence My Drum: An Interview with ionnalee
A medical scare forced ionnalee to make what she thought might be her last album, and asked her fans to crowdfund her tour. They funded it in five days, and once home, was inspired to write a whole new album ripe with optimism -- and right when we need it the most.
Evan Sawdey
Music
29 May 2019
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