Formed in 2009, the septet of Submotion Orchestra have released two albums of material that won not only has won a rather loyal fan following but critical praise from the likes of The Guardian and The Times thanks, […]
Tag: electro pop
Zohra Atash and Joshua Strawn were once the creative force behind the multi-member chamber music ensemble Religious to Damn. Atash and Strawn had felt with multiple members the writing process slowed the creative, recording and live […]
American born, Swedish artist Mapei broke big Stateside with the release of her debut The Cocoa Butter Diaries four years ago. “Don’t Wait” is the first recorded material from Mapei in some time, and the single displays […]
Sylvan Esso is a unique collaboration between Ameila Meath of folk group Mountain Man and Nick Sanborn, the bassist in Megafaun. Sanborn uses synths and other electronics to create pulsating grooves for Heath’s gorgeous and coquettish voice. Interestingly, her […]
Inego, the Manchester, UK-based band named after the Spaniard hell-bent on avenging his death in The Princess Bride just recently released the official video for their latest single “Always the Same.” Sonically, the track is […]
Growing up in Paris to Brazilian parents, the now 19 year old Yndi Ferreira quickly taught himself to play guitar and sing by ear, and he began playing in various bands during his very early […]
“Creature Feature,” the latest single (and video) from Brooklyn-based duo Sensual Harassment is a perfect Halloween release – sonically, the track feels incredibly cinematic, with propulsive and icy synth lines that bears a similarity to […]
Allies For Everyone is the brainchild of New York-based singer/songwriter/producer/remixer and DJ Brian Suarez. With Suarez at the helm, Allies For Everyone’s sound has been described as a mix of heartfelt electro pop and propulsive […]
Released in February to critically acclaim, The New Life is the sophomore effort from the Belfast, Ireland-based quartet, Girls Names, and the album managed to mark a change in sonic direction for the band – the material […]
Australian artist Geoffrey O’Connor garnered quite a bit of attention during CMJ for an airy electro pop reminiscent of the mid 80s output of New Order (sort of) – thanks to the arching synths, and […]
Maria Linden, a Swedish artist writes and performs under the moniker of I Break Horses. Her much anticipated sophomore effort is slated to drop sometime next year but her latest single “Faith” represents a more […]
Back in August, Sub Pop Records released Washed Out’s sophomore effort Paracosm, an album that Ernest Greene, the primary creative force behind the project, has said explores the peculiar phenomenon of creating extremely detailed, imaginary worlds. […]
With their sophomore effort Lenses, sonically, the duo of Soft Metals seem to owe a great debt to both the legendary godfather of electronic dance music, Giorgio Moroder and to the house and techno music of the early 80s. […]
For bloggers, such as myself, Google can frequently be a marvelous thing. I’ve had all kinds of artists from all over the world contact me, including most recently Backbone, a French electro pop band. “Blank […]
Cut Copy’s second album, In Ghost Colours may well be one of my favorite albums of the past decade or so as it deftly mixes psychedelica, slickly produced synth pop and indie rock in a way that […]