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'Sowas Von Egal' Shines a Spotlight on the Undergroud German Synthpop Scene of the Early '80s

The most interesting aspect of Sowas Von Egal is the tracks that focus on the rigid, guttural, tribal yet highly danceable electro-industrial sound that was exemplified by the German DAF and Belgian Front 242.

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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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Funky Fanfares and Half-Forgotten Daydreams: The 'Unusual Sounds' of Library Music

Anthology Recordings releases a curious, surprisingly enjoyable collection of stock instrumentals from a bygone era.

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Bay Ledges Ride the Ebb and Flow of "Electric Dream" (premiere)

Zach Hurd's releases another single via his Bay Ledges moniker. "Electric Dream" lives up to its name, awash with melodious, atmospheric sound.

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Poliça and Stargaze Is a Crossover Worth Your Time

Poliça's collaboration with the Berlin orchestral collective Stargaze is as promising as it is intriguing.

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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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Graham Van Pelt Delivers Exciting, Plainly Stated Pop With "Mountainside" (premiere)

Abandoning aliases and going primitive, Canadian electronic artist Graham Van Pelt delivers a performance that is as intriguing as it is honest.

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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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Old Man Canyon "Run Away" with New Synthpop Single Ahead of 'A Grand Facade' (premiere)

With Jett Pace's hazy, sweet vocals at its center, Old Man Canyon's latest single gives into electronic leanings with a smorgasbord of delectable percussive synths.

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Kero Kero Bonito's 'Time 'n' Place' Shows a Band Looking to the Future

Time 'n' Place sounds transitional as if Kero Kero Bonito are working their way into something that's more sustainable than the often wild, sometimes too-cute experiments of their past.

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Jenn Champion Combines '80s Synths and Minimalist Arrangements Into Great Pop Music

Jenn Champion's Single Rider is a strong, fascinating album that's exceedingly well written. No matter what instruments are being used, Champion puts the song first.

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Ani Glass Melds the Ethereal and Industrial in "Peirianwaith Perffaith" (premiere)

Welsh artist Ani Glass offers up the dreamy and ethereal synthpop of "Peirianwaith Perffaith" as her latest single.

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Leverage Models' Experimental Pop Blossoms Into Glorious Synthpop on "Senators" (premiere)

Leverage Models bring electronic textures, jazz inflections, and global rhythms to their infectious indie pop, all the while addressing potent cultural and political issues both personal and public.

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'Onda De Amor' Captures Brazil at a Very Funky Time

Soundway Records' latest collection, covering a variety of Brazilian synthpop sounds from a prominently upbeat decade in the country's history, is fascinating, funky curio.

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'Art of Doubt' Presents Metric As a Band Skilled at Evaluating Time

Much like the design on the Art of Doubt album cover the way Metric shape love is as skewed as an odd circle, one refusing to even connect the dots.

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Christine and the Queens' 'Chris' Is Unmistakeably Moving, Emotionally and Physically

As new album Chris proves, Christine and the Queens only need to touch a simple beat to transform it into their own.

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