Photos by: Justin Roth – Synthpop artist Washed Out, who released his third album, Mister Mellow, on June 30th, 2017 via Stones Throw, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on August 26th.
Photos by: Tojo Andrianarivo – Synthpop duo Sylvan Esso, who released their second album, What Now, on April 28, 2017 via Loma Vista Recordings, which followed up their 2014 self-titled debut album, which featured the singles “Hey Mami”, “Play It Right”, “Coffee”, and “Dress”, performed at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland last night (Aug. 17th) with synthpop band Flock of Dimes, who released … Continue reading
By: Staff – Indie dance duo Sofi Tukker today shares their defiant new single “Fuck They.” The bouncy, confident track was co-written with Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears and Evermore’s Jon Hume. The group says “‘they’ is anything that holds you back from being who you are. Whoever ‘they’ is in your life or in your mind, Fuck They! Who’s … Continue reading
By: Staff – “First Fires” is an uplifting future-funk feel-good anthem that sees Shy Luv at their most exultant – and there’s plenty to celebrate. They’ve just played their first ever headline show in London which was completely sold out and they’ve amassed over three million combined streams with preceding singles “Shock Horror”, “Joyrider” … Continue reading
By: Staff – Zola Jesus has shared a new song titled “Soak”, the second song from her forthcoming album Okovi. urthering the intense narrative of Okovi, “Soak” is written through the lens of a serial killer’s victim, clinging to life and about to be dumped in the water. “I was thinking about this crucial moment inside the … Continue reading
Photos by: Dana Zuk – UK synthpop band Duran Duran, who released their fourteenth album, Paper Gods, on September 11th, 2015 via Warner Bros., which featured the single “Pressure Off”, and “Last Night in the City”, performed at Rogers Place in Edmonton last night.
By: Staff – Netherlands-based alternative indie electro duo Trip to Dover has released a new lyric video for “Fade Into Gold”. Watch it below. Described as, “Dave Grohl’s twin sister meets the Chemical Brothers at a Naked and Famous concert”, “Fade Into Gold” is a mashup of punk rock-flavoured vocals over an 80’s synthpop … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Indie Rock band Day Wave, who released their debut album, The Days We Had, on May 5th, 2017, performed at Lincoln Hall in Chicago last night.
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – New Zealand-based indie pop band Broods, who released their second album, Conscious, on June 24th, 2016 via Island/Capitol, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Australian synthpop singer-songwriter Betty Who, who released her second album, The Valley, on March 24th, 2017 via RCA, performed at Webster Hall in New York City on April 14th.