Tag: 80s inspired synth pop

It’s been a rather interesting weekend and one that has involved much more running around and strange and very awkward circumstances. And at one point, i had some equally annoying technical issues that may have […]

“Feel It” is the latest single from Ennui, the brainchild of Pittsburgh, PA-based musician and producer Jim Doutrich. The band has existed in a variety of incarnations since 2004 but their soon-to-released album Telepathic Beat will likely further Doutrich and company’s […]

Cascine Records through their roster of artists have quickly developed a reputation for being the home of slickly produced, lushly layered synth pop that manages to be reminiscent of 80s R&B, synth pop and house […]

The Baltimore, MD-based Carter Taunton, a member of Lower Dens, new side project Luxury Liners had his latest album, They’re Flowers released by Western Vinyl on April 2nd. “Valley High” is the latest single from the album […]

Brooklyn-based band Haerts’ first single “Wings,"which was produced by St. Lucia’s Jean-Philip Grobler  has received a ton of love across the blogosphere, including this site; after all, perhaps thanks to Grobler, the track is a […]

Heavily inspired by Teddy Riley’s signature sound – slick production values, synth-based, and up tempo party records, French Horn Rebellion has refined their sound using Riley’s influence, to create what they’ve termed “New New Jack […]

About a decade ago, Shaun Hettinger was in the Los Angeles, CA-based synth pop act, The Squares with Jeff “Jiffy” Wild from E!‘s Chelsea Lately and After Lately. Hettinger, who had long been obsessed with Wham!, moved to […]

The Oxford, UK-based Hugo Manuel writes, records and performs under the moniker Chad Valley. He’s also a member of the Jonquil and the Blessing Force collective but as a solo artist, he’s been burning up […]