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 […]
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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 […]
Neonfaith is a somewhat mysterious trio from my part of the world, Queens NYC who have released a handful of singles and remixes. “Escape” is the act’s latest single and it reminds me of the […]
Directed by Emily Kai Bock, the official video for Majical Cloudz’s first single, “Childhood’s End” off their Matador Records debut, Impersonator is not only a gorgeously shot work which rivals that of incredible cinema, it also […]
Liars’ 2012 release, WIXIW landed as co-number 21 on this site’s Best of 2012 list. As an album, WIXIW continues the act’s reputation for being a sound that’s unusual, unsettling and absolutely uncompromising. “The Color of Doubt” is one […]
Johanna Cranitch’s life story is in itself fascinating – the Australian born and New York-based artist grew up in an intensely musical family: her grandfather, a Hungarian jazz pianist had declared that she would musical […]
Montreal-based band Stars have won over fans with a sound that’s at times earnest, delicate and a pop sensibility reminiscent of 1980s New Wave – in particular, a sunnier, warmer New Order. They’re great live […]
With their Matador Records debut, Impersonator set for a May 21st release, Majical Cloudz, the collaborative duo of Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto continue where their 2012 EP, Turns, Turns, Turns left off – that is eerily sparse, minimalist […]
“Your Life, Your Call” is the latest single from Junip’s self titled release which will see an April 23rd release in North America via Mute Records and across Europe via City Slang Records. The vocals […]
The Baltimore, MD-based Carter Tanton has played alongside the War on Drugs and Lower Dens but he’s finally doing it solo with an electronica act, Luxury Liners. “Valley High” is one of the first singles […]
Formed in 2004, the members of the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Shout Out Out Out had been in a number of that area’s punk and rock bands – but it was shared interest in synthesizers and […]
Although now based in New York, electro pop quartet Haerts has members who originally hailed from Germany, the UK and the US. The band’s first single, “Wings” was produced by Jean-Philip Grobler, a.k.a. St. Lucia. […]
Last year, St. Lucia released two EPs, Closer Than This and September which wound up on this site’s Honorable Mention List for 2012. But perhaps more important for me (and perhaps for you as well, reader) is that St. […]
Russ Manning was formerly a bassist with Twin Shadow and last year, under the moniker Rush Midnight, he released an impressive debut EP through Cascine Records, +1 which was heavily influenced by the slick, seductive synth pop […]
The Dallas, TX-based act Ishi has developed a reputation for a brand of dance rock that will remind listeners of acts like Cut Copy, the Rapture and others. “Mother Prism” is the latest single from […]