... love for synthesizers, beat music, and dance music into a unique blend. Just before he started studying percussion at University of Michigan, Jeremy bought a pair of Technics 1200s on craigslist. Once ...
For such a patently American locale, the Twin Cities have lacked a remarkable group that evokes the American rock canon in a classic manner for a long time. Enter Night Moves. Formed in 2009 by guitarist ...
Ladytron are an electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, England. The band consists of Helen Marnie (also known as Marnie; lead vocals, synths), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synths), Daniel Hunt (synths, guitar) ...
Yumi Zouma are friends from New Zealand now living between New York and Paris. Their music is stylish, effortless and intuitive. Simple guitar notes sit atop programmed drums to create a subtle backdrop ...
Buscabulla (Spanish slang for troublemaker) is the music project of Puerto Rican designer and Brooklyn resident, Raquel Berrios and Luis Alfredo Del Valle.
With melodies that are precious without ever sounding ridiculous, an inordinate love for shiny costumes, and a certain talent for Revolution, Jef Barbara is the new Sun King of Pop.
Cha Cha Guitri from Saint-Etienne, France could have easily rivalled Elli & Jacno or Telex. Emblematic of that French touch which tinged new wave with a bit of sunshine, their electro, retro-futuristic ...
Au Revoir Simone is an indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York that formed in late 2003. The group consists of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum ...
... Army) and "Cars", Numan achieved his peak of mainstream popularity in the late 70s and early 80s but maintains a loyal cult following. Numan, whose signature sound consists of heavy synthesizer hooks fed ...
Chlöe Howl (pronounced as standard klo-ee) is an 19 year old British singer/songwriter. Born March 4th, 1995 as Chlöe Howell, she grew up in the small village of Holyport. As a child, she became interested ...
Owlle is the stage name of the electronic musician France Picoulet (born 23 September 1986 in France). In 2012 she released her first solo EP, Ticky Ticky. It was followed in 2014 by her debut album France. ...
Yan Wagner is a young French-American artist. He was born and still lives in Paris but made his first solo appearances during an extended stay in New York City in 2008-2009. He writes and performs all ...
Kate Boy is a synthpop band formed in 2011 and based in Stockholm, Sweden. The band consists of Australian singer-songwriter Kate Akhurst and Swedish writing/production team Rocket Boy (Hampus Nordgren ...
The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977. Originally a minimal Post-Punk synthesiser-based group from Sheffield, UK, they became one of the most successful New Wave acts of the 80s. ...
Charli XCX, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison on 2 August 1992, is an English singer-songwriter. Her debut album, True Romance, was released in April of 2013.Charli's career began at the age of 14. During ...
Once voted "the most beautiful man in the world", Swedish singer/songwriter Jay-Jay Johanson, born in Trollhättan, October 11, 1969, started composing already as a teenager, but it wasn't until August ...
As many lucky teenagers from the late 80s, Laurent Ash started as a bass player in a small High School band influenced by new-wave and pop music acts like Cabaret Voltaire, Frankie Goes To Hollywood or ...
Chromatics are an American electronic band from Portland, Oregon, United States, whose lineup features vocalist and guitarist Ruth Radelet, guitarist Adam Miller, drummer Nat Walker, and producer/multi-instrumentalist ...
A founding member of Rosso Corsa, Lazerhawk is Garrett Hays from Austin, Texas, USA. His outrun electro is robot pop mixed with dark synths and the occasional lyric. Reminiscent of everything that was ...
Vile Electrodes initially formed through a mutual affection for early synthpop, delta blues, rock n roll and miserable indie bands, but their sound has probably been equally influenced by fetish porn, ...
Two pals making some bedroom pop toons! Started last year and spent the past summer writing songs! Jay who lives between Margaret River & perth, wrote the songs with Daniel in between her busy gigging ...
Hortlax Cobra is John Eriksson, the bald and time-keeping third of Swedish pop dandies Peter Bjorn and John. He's just released a string of EPs under the G.I. Joe-ish moniker, the last of which, "Stop ...
Empathy Test are a synthpop duo based in London, united kingdom. They are influenced by classic '80s synth pop bands, '90s guitar bands and modern underground dance music. Formed in January 2014 by lifelong ...
Glass Candy is an American electro band from Portland, Oregon, United States that formed in 1996. The band consists of vocalist Ida No and guitarist/synthesist/general producer Johnny Jewel.While the band' ...
BOAN is an electronic band founded in 2011 in Austin/Houston,TEXAS. The band consists of Mariana Saldana ( vocals, audio mixers), Jose Cota (audio mixers, drum machines, synths)
Panama is an Indie Dance band from the North Shore of Sydney, Australia. Fronted by Perth-born songwriter and classically-trained pianist, Jarrah McCleary. Facebook about quote: "Hopeful house enthusiasts ...
An alternative dance act with a casually melodic and wispy sound, Clubfeet features a mix of Melbourne, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa natives: Sebastian Cohen (guitar, lead vocals), Montgomery ...
Chad Valley – the alias of Hugo Manuel – is part of the same Oxford collective Jonquil, Blessing Force, that Fixers belong to, and there is a similar feeling of 60s music being given a shimmery modern ...
YesYou is production duo Jono Kirkham and Gav Parry. You’ve probably heard their gorgeously buoyant debut track 'Half Of It' which made some ripples on the internet throughout 2011. Recently they've been ...
This project is about, the haunting memories of the past, & the beautiful possibilities of tomorrow, the elegance of love and life & the horrors of death itself "There's an end to every summer. Nothing ...
Karl Bartos was born on 31 May 1952 in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Between 1975 and 1991 Bartos, along with Wolfgang Flür, was an electronic percussionist in the electronic music quartet known as Kraftwerk. ...
Johnny Neon is the pursuit of pop culture nightmares and vintage electronics. A future hybrid of art wave electro-sex deathpop.The band began life as a studio only project called The Hot Lips, a creative ...
Depeche Mode are an English synthpop band, founded in 1980, originally from the town of Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom. They are one of the most enduring and successful bands to have emerged during the ...
Movement (written as MOVEMENT) are a trio consisting of Sean Walker, Lewis Wade, and Jesse James Ward out of Sydney, Australia. Their music is often described as a blend of minimal soul, and electronic. ...
Golden Coast is a synthpop duo comprised of Producer Steven Mudd and vocalist Denny White. The duo made the trek from the mountains of Colorado and the San Jacinto desert to Los Angeles nearly a decade ...
... locally, later adding Brock Woolsey and Mark Michalski. Following the footsteps of acts such as New Order and Depeche Mode their sound blends 1980s synth-pop with contemporary electronic dance music. Additional ...
From a very young age, Caleb Cornett found himself heavily influenced by music. Born and raised in a small town in eastern "bluegrass" Kentucky, Cornett spent much of his childhood banging on his small ...
Cinnamon Chasers, solo project of Russ Davies, has strong musical roots and cites early pioneers like Giorgio Moroder, Vangelis, Jean-Micheal Jarre, and KLF as key influences and leading to modern talent ...
Ultraísta were founded in London in 2011 on a mutual love of Afrobeat, electronic and dance music, visual art and tequila. The multimedia trio comprise of vocalist/artist Laura Bettinson and multi-instrumentalist/producers ...
PASTEL GHOST is a ♡ d r e a m r a v e ♡ artist based in Oakland, CA. She self-released two EPs, Dark Beach EP and Shadows EP, before signing to 80s Ladies Records for the release of her debut full-length ...
Selebrities, A brooklyn based band bringing back something as old as new wave. The days of analog synthesizers, chorus driven guitars, drum snares and kicks have not been forgotten,Taking hold of such ...
... own music, he only ever released one 7" vinyl single under the name The Normal, namely "Warm Leatherette"/"T.V.O.D.", in 1978. Both tracks were minimalist electronic songs using a Korg MS-10 analog synthesizers, ...
80's synthpop is in Brian Hazard's blood, but he mostly listens to Electronic Dance Music these days. His distinctive brand of literary dance pop draws from both, fleshed out with rich piano voicings. Anyone ...
Miami Horror are an Australian indie-electronic band from Melbourne, Australia (with the name referring to producer, Benjamin Plant, and to the four-piece live incarnation). Beginning in 2007 under the ...
Tristesse Contemporaine is a Parisian trio:- Narumi was born in Tokyo, she began playing the piano at the age of 3 before entering the academy at 17. She started an all girl punk band at high school and ...
1. Some kind of dreamy synthpop band from Cape Town, South Africa.Contextually a social commentary on the situational circumstances of post-colonial city scenarios in Cape Town and the associated nuances ...
Mr Fogg is a UK-born alternative pop artist, who made his name touring countries including Iceland - where he recorded his debut album - Lithuania and Latvia. He also played Reading Festival, Iceland Airwaves, ...
iamamiwhoami is the electronic music and audiovisual project of Swedish musician and singer-songwriter Jonna Lee in collaboration with her long-time music producer Claes Björklund. Visual collaborators ...
Shamir Bailey (born c. 1994), better known by his stage name Shamir, is an American singer and songwriter from Las Vegas, Nevada. His début EP, Northtown (June 2014) was followed in 2015 by a full-length ...