Comprised of Alessandra Gismondi (vocals and bass) and Luca Bandini (guitar, synths and drum machines), the Italian synth pop duo Schonwald have developed a reputation across both the European Union and the US for an […]
Tag: New Order
New Audio: Lust For Youth’s New Single “Better Looking Brother” Channels New Order and Cut Copy
Comprised of Hannes Norvide, Loke Rahbek and Malthe Fischer, the Copenhagen, Denmark-based trio, Lust For Youth can trace their origins to when the act began as the self-described “dark, cold, atonal, lonely, tormented” and “lower than lo-fi” solo recording project of […]
New Audio: New Order’s Club-Friendly, New Single “Plastic”
In the 35 years since their formation, much ink has been spilled throughout New Order’s history, so delving deeply into their backstory is largely unnecessary; however, what I will say is that New Order may arguably be one […]
New Video: New Order’s Medieval Times-Inspired Video for New Single “Restless”
Since their formation in the aftermath of Ian Curtis‘ suicide over 35 years ago, there has been much ink spilled throughout New Order’s history, so delving deeply into their backstory is largely unnecessary; however, what I will say […]
New Video: Miami Horror’s Summer Pop Confection, “Cellophane (So Cruel)”
With the 2010 release of their debut effort, Illumination, the Melbourne-based quartet of Miami Horror, comprised of founding member, Benjamin Plant (DJ and producer), Josh Moriarty (vocals, guitar), Aaron Shanahan (guitar, vocals and production) and Daniel Whitechuch (bass, […]
New Audio: Fake Tears’ Latest Single “Second Wind” Channels 80s Synth-Based Goth Pop
Comprised of Larissa Loyva and Elisha May Rembold, the members of the duo Fake Tears are extremely accomplished in their own right. Loyva has released two solo albums under the moniker, Kellarissa and has been […]
New Video: Check out the Surreal and Noir-ish Video for Chinese Indie Pop Sensation Nova Heart’s “Lackluster No.”
Initially started as the solo recording project of its creative mastermind, vocalist and keyboardist, Helen Fang, a former MTV VJ in 2011, the Beijing-based Nova Heart expanded to a trio when Fang recruited Bo Xuan […]
The members of the Beaverton, OR-based duo The Helio Sequence met when Brandon Summers (vocals, guitar, production) and Benjamin Weikel (keyboards, drums) were both employees at a local record store. Over the last 15 years, […]
Initially started as the solo recording project of its creative mastermind, vocalist and keyboardist, Helen Fang, a former MTV VJ in 2011, the Beijing-based Nova Heart expanded to a trio when Fang recruited Bo Xuan […]
Over the past decade, Melbourne, Australia has developed a reputation as the home of a prominent, internationally recognized electro pop scene that includes the likes of Cut Copy, Tame Impala, Midnight Juggernauts and countless others. […]
Over the past year, the duo of Night Drive have received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere – especially here on JOVM – for a sound that owes a great debt to their […]
Cut Copy, Midnight Juggernauts and others have been the forefathers of Melbourne, Australia’s prominent and internationally recognized electro pop scene. With the 2010 release of their debut effort, Illumination, the Melbourne-based quartet of Miami Horror, […]
If you’ve been following JOVM over the last couple of months, you may have heard me mention the Brooklyn-based electronica act, bottoms. Compressed of programmer and Bushwick drag festival co-creator and performance artist and vocalist Jake […]
As a freelance journalist and blogger, I’ve written about and covered countless bands and as you can imagine, it was a pleasant surprise to come across an email about an act that I had written […]
Based in Hamilton, Ontario and Leeds, United Kingdom, the quintet of New Hands is heavily inspired by 80s New Wave and contemporary electronic dance music, and their first single “Strange Attractor” manages to bear a […]