Robert Alfons, a Toronto, ON-based electronic music artist and producer, writes. records and performs under the moniker of Trust. Alfons’ 2012 debut album, TRST was released to critical praise from Vice, Pitchfork and The Guardianfor a Juno-award in his native Canada. Joyland, Alfons’s […]
Tag: indie synth pop
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, the duo of Steven Marr and Indira Force formed Doprah back in 2012 and in their relatively short history together, they have seen a considerable amount of success – they’ve released a number […]
The Parisian electronica duo of SomethingALaMode have developed a reputation for fusing their passion for the classical compositions of Stravinsky with that of Daft Punk. In fact, the duo’s 2009 debut was released to critical […]
Lust For Youth, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based act initially began as the solo project of Hannes Norvide. And his solo releases have been described as “dark, cold atonal lonely, tormented” and even “lower than lo fi.” However, with the […]
The Toronto, ON-based Beta Frontiers began under some rather humble circumstances – started in Michael Butler’s living room, as a home studio electronica experiment based on an assemblage of various influences. Some close friends encouraged […]
Taylor McFerrin is a Brooklyn-based producer, composer and DJ whose musical style has been heavily influenced by 60s and 70s soul, golden era hip-hop, free jazz and electronica. On his own work. McFerrin not only […]
As a music nerd, I’ve become a fan of particular labels. Yes, labels. In any case, Cascine Records in a short period of time has developed a reputation for releasing work from artists who specialize in an extremely […]
Shriek, the fourth and latest album from the Baltimore, MD-based duo Wye Oak has the band going through a decided change of sonic direction from their previously recorded efforts, which were primarily focused around lead vocalist […]
Based out of Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC, the sibling trio of Alie, Jaclyn, and Trevor Blumas perform under the band name of Doomsquad, an appropriate name for an act that specializes in a unique brand of down tempo […]
Ballerina Black, which consists of Bobby Moynahan, Esli Sugich (bass), Scott Eton (keyboards and guitar) and Romeo Mendzoa (drums), have been praised for a sound that has been described by many across the blogosphere as […]
If you’ve regularly followed this site over the last couple of years, you’d know that lately I’ve been receiving a large number of emails from bands and artists from all over the world. So I […]
Originally formed in 2002, the Italian group Late Guest at the Party have developed a reputation for a unique sound that manages to blur genre lines, as it meshes electro pop, rock ‘n’ roll, 90s […]
French artist Pegasse specializes in an breezy synth pop that bears a resemblance to several acts including fellow countrymen Air and Phoenix, as well as M83 as you’ll hear on “Old Idol,” from his self-titled […]
The duo (and cousins) behind Painted Palms, Reese Donahue and Christopher Prudhomme have almost always used the Internet — at first out of necessity, and later out of preference — to collaborate on their songwriting. When […]
The Sydney, Australia-based duo of We Are The Brave formed when singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jess Chalker began to collaborate with underground hip-hop producer and multi-instrumentalist Ox Why. The duo bonded over their shared love of […]