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Stream Young Galaxy’s New Single “Stay For Real”

By: Staff –   In light of recent global events, from the refugee and U.S. election crises to the passing of many musical and cultural totems, Montreal band Young Galaxy have decided to release a new track, “Stay For Real”. This release marks the end of an era for the band, who are releasing the track … Continue reading

Photos: Dua Lipa, Ro Ransom @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Katrina Lat –  UK synthpop/R&B singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, who is expected to release her self-titled debut album on June 2nd, which will feature the singles “New Love”, “Be the One”, “Last Dance”, “Hotter than Hell”, and “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)”, and which will feature production by Zedd, Verse Simmonds (Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Fifth Harmony), among others, performed at the Mod … Continue reading

Photos: Future Islands @ House of Vans Chicago

Photos by: Joshua Mellin –  Synthpop band Future Islands, who will release their new album, The Far Field, on April 7th via 4AD, which will feature the single “Ran”, which will serve as the first Future Islands album to feature live drums by Michael Lowry, who joined the band prior to their sensational performance of ‘Seasons (Waiting On You)’ on David Letterman, performed at House of … Continue reading

Photos: Lyon, Lolaa, Inventor @ Adelaide Hall

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie pop singer-songwriter Lyon, who released her newest album, Falling Up, on September 16th, 2016 via Black Box Music, which followed up her self-titled 2015 album, and who has shared the stage with the likes of UK’s A Silent Film and Citizens!, and Canada’s own Neverending White Lights, … Continue reading

Stream New Playlist from Rising Electropop Duo THANKS

By: Staff –   Rising Danish electropop duo THANKS recently dropped their brand new track “Your Man”, which features Grammy Award-nominated Australian singer Sam Sparro, and to celebrate we asked them to curate a fresh Spotify playlist for you to enjoy.  Stream the playlist here.

Photos: Austra, Lido Pimienta @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – Toronto-based synthpop band Austra, who released their newest album, Future Politics, on January 20th, 2016 via Pink Fizz Records, which featured the single “Utopia”, and which followed up their 2013 album, Olympia, which spawned the singles “Home”, and “Painful Like”, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with Toronto-based dark pop artist Lido Pimienta. … Continue reading

Photos: Pet Shop Boys @ Sony Centre

Photos by: Dan Fischer – UK synthpop band Pet Shop Boys, who released their thirteenth album, Super, on April 1st, 2016 via X2,  performed at the Sony Centre in Toronto last night. 

Interview: The Naked And Famous Talk “Simple Forms”, Artistic Anxiety, and Inter-Band Breakups

By: Curtis Sindrey – In 2010, Auckland, New Zealand’s Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle, and Jesse Wood arrived at the forefront of the international indie pop scene with the sweltering The Naked And Famous debut album, Passive Me, Aggressive You. Riding on the feverish heights reached by singles like “Young Blood”, “Punching In A Dream” and … Continue reading

Concert Review/Photos: Phantogram @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Mike Fowler | Review by: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – As the sound of the synth swelled, a roaring crowd welcomed trip-hop duo Phantogram to the stage. A distorted 808 and live drums thundered through the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel took the stage. With a translucent sheet that … Continue reading

Photos: M83, Shura @ Rebel Nightclub

Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – French synthpop band M83, who released their seventh album, Junk, on April 8th, 2016 via Mute, which featured the singles “Do It, Try It”, “Solitude”, and “Go!”, performed at Rebel Nightclub in Toronto last night with UK synthpop artist Shura, who released her debut album, Nothing’s Real, on July 8th, 2016 via Polydor, which featured … Continue reading